The Ukraine war is a negative for him. He wanted to use Russia against China. Like how he previously used China against the Soviet Union. He was the one advising Trump towards detente with Russia during the 2016 campaign. Unfortunately for him, others within the deep state made that policy impossible.
Are age coherts like "gen z" relevant outside of a single country? I don't know if generations would line up world wide. Perhaps "baby boomers" would line up Europe wide becuase WWII ended at the same time for all of the continent.