eli5 – Russia has an economy smaller than Canada or Italy. How does it continue to be a threatening, great power without going bankrupt?

Question

eli5 – Russia has an economy smaller than Canada or Italy. How does it continue to be a threatening, great power without going bankrupt?

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Answer 1

Russia isn’t a global threat. Survey after survey finds most global citizens see the USA as the greatest threat. Russia is just the Democratic Party’s boogieman.