The average person may not see the chess board like you do, but you are right.
All of Putin’s geopolitical gambles are unravelling or set to backfire. Syria and Ukraine etc....
But the real game changer is Iran and all the protests going on. Putin’s staked his game on an alliance with their current regime...but Iran’s a changin’
As is Russia for that matter and the Kremlin knows it...stay tuned.