Its kind of funny that Ukraine wants to align with the west when the west is literally crumbling lol. The west is literally in its final days before the storm/dark ages begin.
Russia (or at least Putin) is smart to cozy up with China because the future is in East asia. America is already collapsed and America will only get worst from here on out.
Middle easterners and Latin Americans don't exactly like China or Russia but my sense is that they hate America more than China or Russia. Americans are seen as capitalist, greedy, racist, hypocritical, and degenerate bullies essentially to many different people around the world. People in central asia, the middle east, africa, and latin america.
Putin is a strong leader imo. We know what the results are of a weak or absent father figure. The children suffer the most especially the sons. Or when families break part and lose ties, there is less trust, less social capital, and more poverty and suffering.