Good that you brought up the general trend in the world is towards Nationhood and cooperation (as opposed to former tribalism and hegemony). Like Nixon in Vietnam, its become personal for Putin, his survival attached to the fate of his silly war. Xi must be embarrassed by his "ally", perhaps giving lip service but tip-toeing towards a more cooperative stance with West. Given that most self-determinant borders are set, racist-genocide is checked by rest of world, Russia (given its vast natural resources) would seem to have so much more to gain by cooperating. My theory of a positive world future (given the alternative is mutual assured destruction):

https://scottvern.medium.com/are-we-close-to-worldwide-perfection-bcaaccc0236f