Lianshen, France is not important in Europe! Do you think it's a very clever observation? You are telling provocative statements and answer them very easily. I won't go into details, but it's nonsense what you are saying. The whole NATO is trying to find some means to hold Russia, but you are saying it's irrelevant! I am telling you that Russia was important before Napoleon, but you are saying - only one generation before Napoleon!
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France, unlike Russia, almost always have been a key country in Europe during the last 1500 years... don't get butthurt because Russia was irrelevant for Western Europe before the last 200 years. It wouldn't be wrong to say that in early 1700's, Russia was still a shithole and that it started to develop thanks to Peter, and before Prussia mediating and making Poland a big cake for itself, Russia and Austria in order to avoid a war.
What does it tell us about the USA? Let's be serious here.
The US was irrelevant before the 20th century.
I can't help you if you feel it's hurtful. All countries aren't like France or China, with a long history of being major powers (and yet rFrance became something on a global scale during the 16th). If it can help you to cope though, France now is quite irrelevant outside EU, and even withhin EU, it looks more of a clown than a serious leader.