combat lasers to fight drones
You watch too much Star Wars.
Russia will begin to dictate its will to the West
Yeah about that... the time has passed. While Putin had the West by its gaseous balls, and hadn't started any recent wars, he could have extorted a lot of things for himself and maybe even for Russia if he was so inclined. He pissed away all of his influence. The only "West" he can "dictate" is Lukashenko.