Not true. Russia will not hesitate to use nuclear weapons to protect their territory.
That doesn’t make it untrue.
Russia wouldn’t start nuking the Chinese army unless they were attacking, which means a war is engaged, and not one that would necessarily stop just because Russia used some nukes.
That is, if they have even maintained their nuclear weapons. Looking at Russian maintenance of other weaponry, this is in doubt.
Russia doesn’t have a succession plan in place post Putin. Unlike the Chinese. So it may implode into warring parts.
Finally China may be content to just be de facto ruler rather than de jure
Not against China. They might insist on that as payment for help.
Not so sure China is far more ruthless than Russia can ever be if they want Siberia the odds are their favor.
It would have a two sided advantage for China to have on the U.S. it would end up a no option deal for the U.S.
About the only option to slow them down take them out of the world trade if the U.N. had the stones to do so.
Russia should’ve dealt with China in the 1960’s.
It’s too late now and they will rue the day they didn’t destroy the Chinese then.