you have taken Borisov's comments about 'a squadron's worth' too literally.
The Mig 35 is a paper aircraft. I would take Russian grandiose plans to expand to a Soviet level with a massive dose of salt. Russia cannot afford it and it’s getting worse with their shrinking and ageing population largely dependent on state handouts. Russia is significantly poorer than the UK and with much higher demands, in every sphere, for basic infrastructure. It’s a massive country and they don’t even have enough military trucks or transport aircraft.
The number of aircraft designers in Russia is 10% of Soviet numbers, how much knowledge have they retained and new technology developed? The Indian opinion that paying $230m per Rafale is possibly worth it, give the unreliability and horrendous running costs of hand made Russian aircraft. I think India will give up on the PAK FA/FGFA and a dozen examples will be it.