plus russias only international port is in the mediterranean in syria.
you think it shouldnt matter because they have no enemies nearby. but things like that change by the decade. if you want to be a world power you need friends closer then just trade allies.
china is buddies with iran and russia for their oil.
the only 2 countries to vote down (in the UN), invading syria, was china and russia.
russia even threatened the US with nuclear war if we went in there. thats likely why its the brits right now and not us. im sure if things heat up we will join them soon.