As influential as The United States of America.
He wants to dictate terms to the world. His terms. With Russian Power.
The rest of your discourse I believe is correct.
But I don't think it's just "land" that he's after. I mean, extra size/ citizens/ resources obviously helps, so yes, he wants it all... definitely including the Baltics and Odessa and Moldova... But I don't think Poland or Romania... he stops right there.
And...
I think it's ALL based on Power and Influence and Respect.
He wants it. But we have it. So he hasn't been able to get it.
But he'll use force to get it, including genocide (he has on multiple occasions, not just Ukraine), at least until...
Trump just GIVES him EVERYTHING that Putin wants. Including the diminishment of the United States of America.
(which BRAINLESS ****wads voted for this POS Tyrant? Oh wait... I know that answer.)