They need to be put on defense, otherwise they’ll be on offense.
When the oil bubble bursts, russia is going to go through a harsh withdrawl period.
I am not so sure, oil will go down for a year but will rise again in the mid term. I believe Russia will wind up involved in the Iranian/Israel issue on nuclear matters and be implicated when some very serious things go bad. There true colors and ambitions will become unmasked and that will be dangerous. But I am just speculating, of course.