A stroke like that would give FR a direction for expansion
Way to go, probably.
However, any negotiations in Russia could be a big hurdle for them. Not necessarily concerning the aircraft, but all these individual agreements with airports, as well as taxes & fees issues.
I guess the negotiation skills should be very different there, including the ability to digest (litres of) vodka, the expertise of local customs, corruption/bribery etc.
As far as I know, at least Wizz Air are having such kind of problems in neighbouring Ukraine.