People in power in today's Russia understand the only kind of arguments - force. Force of different kinds, but still - overwhelmingly force. This approach shouldn't be underestimated.
For example, observe the effects of economical sanctions on Russias de-facto war with Ukraine (none).
I'm not saying other large powers would be any better. The difference is, for example with US you can follow a little bit better as an outsider what is going on with their policies while Russias actions are far harder to predict.