The thing about bullies is that the only way to handle them is to smash them in the mouth. You can try to run, but you can’t hide. If you try to negotiate, or peacefully coexist, they just push harder because they sense weakness, and weakness is an aphrodisiac for bullies.
Bullies are cowards, fearful little creatures, and they will never punch back. But if they have control of nuclear weapons and no one above them to say “no” to them, then we’re all f–ked.