Are you kidding? Spain is evaporating. China has a declining population, and so does India. Every single Euro country has catastrophic levels of population decline. See Peter Zeihan, “The Accidental Superpower.”
And no, the Russkies haven’t failed in Ukraine. They have exactly what they want, and are on the verge of annihilating the actual combat forces of Ukraine in Donbas.
Read Bill Roggio’s analysis on Twit. The best out there.
It will take Russia decades to recover from Putin's screw-up... Literally decades.
The world will carry on as they did before Russia joined the rest of the world in the 1990s, in the rich and wealthy lifestyle they've always enjoyed... My sympathy to any Russian's who have been dupped and hoodwinked by Putin... You will suffer for many many years to come, so enjoy your loaf a bread and a potato once a week. Putin has taken you back to the 'good' old days... Apparently, somebody forgot what the 'good' old days were really like.