The alternative is not to bully or invade their neighbors? They can maintain relationships with both China and the West. They can sell gas and oil to both. They

The alternative is not to bully or invade their neighbors? They can maintain relationships with both China and the West. They can sell gas and oil to both. They can have leverage over both. The way it is going, Russia will become a dependent state to China, bend to their will. Ironic, considering that Putin often talks about restoring Russia of the glory past.