Russia occasionally likes to buy seats at the big table to foster the illusion that they're a world economic power. Note that South Africa also put up $10B, an

Russia occasionally likes to buy seats at the big table to foster the illusion that they're a world economic power. Note that South Africa also put up $10B, and isn't even remotely considered a world economic superpower. Russia's GDP is $1.28T. That makes them the second-smallest of those four countries, with only South Africa being smaller.