Russia’s economy isn’t a large chunk. It’s criminally small given their population, land mass, and strategic location between China, India, and Europe. They mak

Russia’s economy isn’t a large chunk. It’s criminally small given their population, land mass, and strategic location between China, India, and Europe. They make as much money as the Netherlands plus Belgium, two tiny countries with small populations. They need serious reforms, pronto. Granted, from a resource point of view, they are important.