Their communist party is a large but minority party. They’re much much more into a nationalist outlook rather then an international Marxist one. Point is they’re not as in interested in exporting a socialist viewpoint as they once were. They back some of their old allies but now more as a counter to us then for ideological solidarity.
Anyway its not a binary thing its a continuum, their political pendulum is more nationalistic the communist for now.
That’s not good enough. If I were Russia, and I wanted to make sure I was no longer socialist, I’d make 100% certain that I sabotage my own allies specifically to get rid of socialism, not to mention outright wipe OUT socialism in my own country and leave no trace of it (that means no more Lenin Mausoleum, no more Karl Marx bust at that public square at Moscow, no more Communist party even. In fact, have it go the way the Nazis did after World War II). Nothing less than the complete extinction of Socialism as an ideology would suffice. And yes, that ALSO goes for the West as well. I wouldn’t even care if it is advantageous to Russia as a result if they destroy Communism utterly.