> But there's a big distance between being an adviser and being at war.

> Palintir and Starlink are both private companies, not NATO.

Is it so hard to see why Russia doesn't see things that way?

"Realism" is a much abused word in international relations, but for once I think the "realists" have a point: That Russia is dismissing these distinctions is entirely unsurprising, and other big powers don't have a leg to stand on complaining about it.