Euh, Russia was similar to the US 30 years ago. US grew x14 and Russia literally stayed the same. You're claiming a country with the GDP of Italy can replace

Euh, Russia was similar to the US 30 years ago. US grew x14 and Russia literally stayed the same. You're claiming a country with the GDP of Italy can replace the entire west. While they are already spending 6% on military and everyone can see how that turned out... Big LOL