Signing an agreement with the Russians is a guarantee of world peace?!? How did THAT one ever work out for anyone? There is a little descriptive phrase from the aerospace or engineering world that goes something like "...Broken as often as a Russian promise."
I've got nothing against being on the best terms possible with them, but seriously, nobody in their right mind thinks treaties actually mean anything to them besides bolstering the current Big Manski's credentials as a world leader.