Putin’s primary geopolitical strategy is to control Europe’s energy. He has blocked pipelines to KSA/Qatar, will block any pipeline to Israel/Egypt, and is currently working on Ukraine. He’s just a drug dealer defending his corner.
They certainly have made it obvious, and I suppose its not a bad strategy. Everyone needs energy, and they have a lot of it. It may or may not work out for them
It makes ask the question: what is our geopolitical strategy?