BS
What were the “opponents of Russia” doing vs Russia in Jan 2022? Zip. The usual suspects had just approved Nordstream 2.
Russia was collecting vast sums from oil&gas. And misusing all that money, but nobody cared.
If you want to defend your “world conquest” thesis vis-a-vis Russia, then bring up specific policies pre- 2/2022
Years of provocations, years and years leading up to February 2022.
Then after February 2022 when Russia was provoked to action Nord Stream was taken out.
The provocation of China to similar action over Taiwan well underway.
If China does something that can be demonized then the economic steps will intensify just like they have with Russia.
Sanctions I project a blockade of China inside the South China Sea preventing China from using sea routes to trade.