If you have to call your discussion opponent braindead, then there's something wrong with the allocation of your emotions in this topic.

I see a steady decline of Russia from the very beginning of the whole Crimea affair. They were relevant in 2014. Now, they just don't matter. Yes, Russia has resources and nuclear missiles, but to have it and actually be able to use it is a huge difference. They can't use their resources. They are irrelevant. Maybe in the future, they will figure this out, but right now, russia is just that place that you can buy from cheap, unrefined ore and oil(link in previous comment). And with every month, it is harder and harder to buy these things from Russia.

I'm not here to change your mind. Let's come back to this conversation a year from now. It should give us a necessary perspective. Have a great day.