I would call that a showoff to intimidate the actual world power which I wouldn't want to mention here.
What determines power is influence. In the system of bondage, China remains below the west and she is nowhere to be found in the System of the Free. In the latter system Russia is at the top, and the one who is at the top on this system rules over those in the system of bondage. Weapons are deceptive and do not actually win war. What wins is your influence above others. And the Word of Mouth becomes the weapon where influences determines strength.
If Russia for example sticks to using her influence correctly, there will be no need for physical weapons. She will just focus more on consistent use of superior wisdom and command over her sphere of influence.