What's the Benefit of a Show of Kinetic Force?

Rabbby: Show of force provides leverage in negotiations about a range of other diplomatic issues. It describes, in siber terms, russia as a great power, even if it is not any longer a great power in the world more generally. And so would be able to achieve results in negotiations with the united states by displaying force that is constitutive of a credible threat to do all sorts of other things. The combination of ambiguity and credibility is a very powerful thing in geo politics.