The name of that Russian ruler is <span>Ivan IV Vasilyevich or Ivan the Terrible. The nick name 'terrible' came from his cruel and harsh nature towards all the enemy that he faced. In the expansion process, he's never had a doubt to killed all the enemies that stand in his way and often use the way of terror to make other kingdom submit.</span>
I would say no because individual countries all have their own problems and those would usually come before international goals, idk if that helps or not
