As mentioned above "peace" is necessary if Russia is going to carry out an attack on the USA. Dan. 5:25 "And according to his insight he will also certainly cause deception to succeed in his hand... and during a freedom from care he will bring many to ruin."
If this King's real objective is ruination then his deception would have to portray him as a friend & NOT an enemy.
It shouldn't be surprising that Putin is quickly patching up with the USA:
The following quote from the United Press should be viewed in the light of Putin's real objectives.
Analysis: Russia changes tack on Iraq
By Anthony Louis
MOSCOW, April 5 (UPI)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has used every opportunity to stress that
disagreements over the Iraq crisis would not be allowed to jeopardize
Russia's relationship with the United States.
"In the political sense, the United States and Russia are the biggest
nuclear powers in the world, and a special responsibility rests upon us,"
Putin said. "In solving these problems, including those of a global
character, and crisis situations, we have always cooperated, are
cooperating and will cooperate with the United States," the Russian leader
said.
Putin stressed that Russia and the United States must maintain and "develop
further" a partnership in the war against international terrorism, while
continuing to cut nuclear stockpiles and fight against the proliferation of
weapons of mass destruction.
On Wednesday, in the first signal that Moscow is no longer willing to risk
further damage to strained ties with Washington over Iraq, Putin remarked
that "for political and economic reasons Russia is not interested in seeing
the defeat of the United States in Iraq."
Driving the message home, Putin admitted Thursday that the state of the
U.S. economy is of vital interest to Russia.
As public opinion in Russia remains strongly opposed to the U.S.-led
forces' continuing operations in Iraq, with U.S. popularity falling to near
all-time lows, Putin is publicly calling for a more rational approach to
Russian-U.S. ties.
Friday's newspapers in Moscow echoed Putin's policy shift on ties with the
United States.
"Putin's choice is a pragmatic one," said the leading Izvestia daily.
"At last a choice has been made. Russia will not support Iraq, despite the
wishes of the military and political elites," the paper said.
In a further sign of the new mood, police removed an anti-U.S. banner
placed near the U.S. Embassy in downtown Moscow.