In the short-medium term, big countries can easily win against smaller countries using raw power and strength, but in the long-term, Russia has got to reform its economy to become economically powerful and attractive to smaller countries.
For example, China didn't need to use raw power to threaten Japan/Korea to avoid a Beijing Olympic boycott with Anglo-nations. The sheer economic volume of trade and interdependence made Japan/Korea think of its's own national interest first, not be dictated by US to boycott.