I think I made it pretty plain with that quote from Kissinger
How is Russia on the winning side of history? Kissinger was incorrect. They are losing 700,000 people every year through attrition, they have nothing to export except a finite supply of gas and oil and they are run by a combination of gangsters and former KGB. Their navy is being sold wholesale to India and China, Their space program is funded by NASA. Have I missed something?