That’s not a good thing in the near term. On the contrary, the prior Russian status quo, being by no means comfortable for anybody, would have been preferred to the Ukranian carnage now in progress. As bad as it gets, Putin may see worse himself, sooner than anticipated. Xi is probably prepared to carry him for awhile. How long that ends up being depends mostly on how much imperialist adventure the Russian populace including his well-heeled buddies, can tolerate.
The pundits all mention how Vlad and the ruling class have plenty of cash and gold on-hand. That doesn’t buy much or last long in a paralyzed country burying soldiers at an alarming rate. Might be longer than you’d expect in some other cultures, but everybody has a bullshyt tolerance level, and some things you just can’t hide and lie about.
