Given China and the Muslims, Russia should be somewhat of an ally.
With our presence now gone from Afghanistan, and China taking over complete control using all of our former airbases and other installations, and with their presence and influence growing in the Mideast and Africa; I suspect China is feeling emboldened and work to diminish Russian influence throughout.
I agree with you and I think that Russia, NATO and the US may well will be pardners, allies, within ten years.