The jet-set oligarch class isn’t going to take kindly to this new, autarkic Russia. And those 850 closed McDonald’s and thousands of other stores? They are a visible manifestation of the war; Putin’s propaganda machine says it’s a “special military operation,” but if every foreign store closes in your city, you might take notice.

Your point about trade with China is good, though it might mean Russia can only operate in renminbi — as a client state of China.