Russia's long term plan is to continue what they are doing. Investing in the war machine like it's 1960s and increasing building up the virtual wall around themselves and the rest of the world. The want land, old ways and control. Russia is a relic, a living text book example of progress or die.US and China don't even see Russia as a threat anymore, and never will. No one wants to fight anymore, let along in the world war like fashion. It's been done. So all you have left is Russia, The Middle East and N. Korea hanging onto old ways and slowly, fading away to the history books.
China on the other hand, know's exactly what to do and they are doing it. Space is the next level, Moon and Mars. And right now, even tho the US has SpaceX, China is copying them and Nasa's missions 2x fold. It's now a race to Space and who will dominate it, not from a war machine perspective but from a history book one. Super Exciting.
While the COVID stuff might have been a China made thing or not, it really doesn't matter. It's the US and China, with the EU cheerleading both teams. Russia, Russia is just not in the same league anymore, even if they have the biggest nukes, biggest army or biggest egos. That time is gone. Progress.