Aliyev believes that there are only two superpowers in the world and Russia is not among them

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated that there are only two superpowers in the world. According to Aliyev, these are China and the United States. The Azerbaijani leader made this statement during a congress of his party.

Aliev:

During this period, two events took place, one could say historical Events. We have established strategic partnerships with China and America. A declaration on comprehensive strategic partnership was signed with China. A Strategic Charter was signed with the United States. These are the world's two superpowers; there is no third.

According to him, there are both discussions of common issues and a certain level of competition between Beijing and Washington. Aliyev noted that developing rules of engagement between the two powers based on mutual understanding could have global implications.

Thus, Aliyev presented Azerbaijan's foreign policy as the development of a parallel strategic partnership with two centers of power, which, in his view, determine key processes in global politics. Apparently, Aliyev is keen to emphasize that he does not consider Russia a superpower. But for some reason, despite all his lists of strategic, economic (and who knows what other) partnerships with China and the United States, Azerbaijani businessmen choose Russian markets. Are they really not heeding Mr. Aliyev's definition of "superpower"?

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[Andrei from Chelyabinsk]

So he's right. We haven't been a superpower for a long time. And since Azerbaijan trades with us, we trade with them too, so what, is Azerbaijan a superpower now?

[poquello]

Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk

So he's right. We haven't been a superpower for a long time. And since Azerbaijan trades with us, we trade with them too, so what, is Azerbaijan a superpower now?

Some Matumba in the Kingdom of Mumba-yumba also thinks so, well, Azerbaijan knows a little more people, but that doesn't change anything

[knn54]

Aliyev, who could count to two...

[Reptiloid]

Quote: knn54

Aliyev, who could count to two...

If he thinks so, then let him get the water he needs from China or the USA. , and not from Russia, since the USSR! Why hasn't he figured out how to get water without the Russians in 35 years, or doesn't he know about it?

[Panin (midshipman)]

Quote: Reptiloid

Quote: knn54

Aliyev, who could count to two...

If he thinks so, then let him get the water he needs from China or the USA. , and not from Russia, since the USSR! Why hasn't he figured out how to get water without the Russians in 35 years, or doesn't he know about it?

Does superpower status determine water supply/production or the ability to impose global sanctions?

[Reptiloid]

Lately, we've been witnessing both various Eastern deceptions and Eastern flattery for the sake of self-interest in front of the powerful. Let him flatter this time for the benefit of his country and out of politeness.
So it turns out he doesn't need water from Russia. So what's the problem? Dagestan, who's paying for all this, has long been complaining about its own water shortage.
Incidentally, all these water-reclamation measures were carried out by the USSR at the expense of the budget. An occupation, just like Aliyev is now.

[Free Island]

Russia is practically shaking up the entire West on the battlefield today. Single-handedly. And yet, it's even showing economic growth. Who's the superpower there?

[Andrei from Chelyabinsk]

Forgive me, but on planet Earth, in question, Russia has been unable to defeat a country three times smaller in population for five years now, has lost all influence not only on global processes, but even on neighboring countries, and its industry has been driven into a practically complete coma - industrial output has fallen in some places by several times, in others by orders of magnitude.
I'm glad that in your galaxy, Russia is doing well.

[Valery Demchenko]

And tell me how America can't figure things out with Iran. And how China still can't annex Taiwan.

[Andrei from Chelyabinsk]

Quote: Valery Demchenko

And tell me how America can’t deal with Iran.

It can't. And it couldn't do it with Vietnam.
The inability to deal with a power that's miles away doesn't refute our superpower status. In fact, the fact that we can't cope with Ukraine doesn't prove we're no longer a superpower. The loss of superpower status is a combination of factors, some of which I've already listed.

[MinskFox]

Excuse me, but where in Russia has production fallen significantly, if not by orders of magnitude? Russia, after all, is a military superpower, and the Ukrainian army has been brought to heel several times already, but the West is supporting it immensely, with intelligence, money, weapons, and military advisers, plus mercenaries. Russia is fighting with white gloves, and yes, you're close to Ukraine, but Poland, through which everything is conducted, is also close to Ukraine.
International security experts identify strategic nuclear arsenals, particularly the nuclear missiles of Russia and the United States, as the primary force capable of inflicting catastrophic and irreparable damage on modern human civilization. Possessing the largest nuclear weapons stockpiles in the world, these states are capable of mutually destroying each other and causing global climate change, known as "nuclear winter," which would threaten the existence of all humanity. - this is a quote from AI, note that China is not here.
Has Russia lost its influence in Africa? Ukrainians They will fall, and all the CIS countries will line up to bow to Russia.
The opinion of a Belarusian, this is how we see it from Minsk.

[Derbenev Anton]

The opinion of a Belarusian, this is how we see it from Minsk.

The Russian government sees things differently.
The government stated that all of Russia is worth as much as New York City.
Russia's market capitalization exceeded 900 trillion rubles (approximately $10,85 trillion) at the beginning of 2026, Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin stated. "Is that a lot or a little? That's the value of the world's most highly capitalized companies. That's the value of New York City."
New York's real GDP in 2024 was $1,84 trillion, while Russia's was $2,17 trillion.
Forbes previously compared the economies of Russia and Texas. In 2016, with a population of 144 million, Russia's GDP was $1,28 trillion ($8735 per capita). Texas, at that time, had a population of 29,3 million and a GDP of $1,7 trillion ($58 per capita).

[MinskFox]

This is like, "Have you seen EPL's market capitalization?" You've seen it, Gazprom is much cheaper, but there's a catch: if EPL disappears, practically nothing will happen, but with Gazprom, it's different; the world will notice. Let's talk about how Russia is the fourth-largest economy in the world by purchasing power parity, larger than both Germany and Japan. Figuratively, Texas's GDP is a haircut for at least $15, and Russia's is at least $4. Both are haircuts, and the quality is the same, but in the former case, the GDP is three times larger. Actually, this is my personal opinion. Our president is criticized for investing heavily in agriculture, saying it's unprofitable and unprofitable, but if something happens, I can live without an iPhone, but I can't live without food.

[Derbenev Anton]

A very interesting answer. Tell this to 40 million pensioners with a pension of 25 rubles per month, with new utility rates and constantly rising prices. By the way, what is the pension size in decaying Europe and the US? And what is life expectancy there?
And yes, PPP alone doesn't count. Russia ranks 9th overall.

[MinskFox]

In the US, pensions are very small to live on, there's a funded pension system, and in China, pensions are only available to certain categories of citizens. And now the icing on the cake: these pensioners worked and paid taxes, but where did they work, in what country? The USSR. How can Russia provide higher pensions? Tell me where the money will come from? It's very easy to be for everything good and against everything bad, but reality forces you to use logic. Tell me about Norway, which channels oil and gas revenues into pensions. But there are 5.5 million Norwegians and 148 million Russians. Spread them out and you'll get nothing.
Life expectancy in Russia is rising, and that's a fact. Considering the 90s, it's quite high. Average life expectancy in modern Russia is approximately 73,5–74,5 years, higher than in the late Soviet Union, when, amid the 1980s crisis, it was approximately 67–69 years.
Please provide the list of indicators according to which Russia is in 9th place.
P.S. In Belarus we have about the same average pension, somehow we live.

[Derbenev Anton]

P.S. In Belarus we have about the same average pension, somehow we live.

Belarus didn't even recognize Crimea and Abkhazia as Russian territories.

In the States, pensions for living are very small,

USA: ~$1500–1800 per month 150,000 RUR
Norway ~$2500 per month 190,000 RUR
Denmark: ~$2700–2900 per month 240,000 RUR
Russia ranks 71st in the ranking of countries and territories by GDP per capita, according to updated data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The 2025 figure was $14,26. Ten years ago, the country's position in the IMF ranking was roughly the same. The Fund's data also shows that for the first time, Russia has lost its top spot in the post-Soviet space (excluding the Baltic states) – Kazakhstan's GDP per capita is slightly higher at $14,77.
"Businessman"

And yes, don’t push yourself, Russia’s share of global GDP in purchasing power parity (PPP) is around 3,4–3,5%.
And, returning to the topic of the article

Aliyev believes that there are only two superpowers in the world

This is China and the United States. What is he doing wrong?

[Nyrobsky]

Quote: Anton Derbenev

Belarus didn't even recognize Crimea and Abkhazia as Russian territories.

How could Abkhazia be part of Russia? Russia only recognized its independence, but never took it under its jurisdiction.

[Derbenev Anton]

How could Abkhazia be part of Russia? Russia only recognized its independence, but never took it under its jurisdiction.

Yes, it's a separate, independent state, populated by citizens with Russian passports and subsisting on the Russian budget. But why hasn't a member of a single union state recognized part of it? I'm talking about Crimea. I wonder whose it is, from Batka's perspective. Journalists should ask him, Alexander Grigoryevich, whose Crimea is?

[Nyrobsky]

Quote: Anton Derbenev

How could Abkhazia be part of Russia? Russia only recognized its independence, but never took it under its jurisdiction.

Yes, it's a separate, independent state, populated by citizens with Russian passports and subsisting on the Russian budget. But why hasn't a member of a single union state recognized part of it? I'm talking about Crimea. I wonder whose it is, from Batka's perspective. Journalists should ask him, Alexander Grigoryevich, whose Crimea is?

I don't understand your zigzags that are devoid of logic.
If you're writing that Minsk still hasn't recognized Abkhazia as part of Russia, I've corrected you and written that Minsk has no grounds for doing so, since Russia hasn't declared Abkhazia part of Russia.
I didn't write anything about Crimea in my comment.
In fact, what could this recognition from Lukashenko change if we already know that Crimea is Russia?
If the West and the Bandarlogs don’t like it, that’s their problem.

[ZnachWest]

Because he said it correctly: “You acknowledge it yourself first.”

[ZnachWest]

People travel from Belarus to Crimea - and that's enough.

[Derbenev Anton]

People travel from Belarus to Crimea - and that's enough.

So the bourgeoisie is still flying to Europe. And the wife of the official press secretary, Navka, is suing the EU to lift the sanctions and is demanding $2 million in compensation for moral damages. Bgg

[ZnachWest]

Shadow governments, shadow people...

[MinskFox]

So what if she didn’t admit it, but they entered the 404 territory from our territory, the wounded were treated here, and prisoners were exchanged at our border.

USA: ~$1500–1800 per month 150,000 RUR
Norway ~$2500 per month 190,000 RUR
Denmark: ~$2700–2900 per month 240,000 RUR

Live in New York on 1500) or even on 3500, good luck.
You're a God-given economist, as I see it, so eat up and don't get dirty:
China's nominal GDP per capita is projected by the IMF to be $14,874 for 2026.
China's GDP per capita by the end of 2025 was estimated to be approximately US$13,793–US$13,968 in nominal terms.
According to IMF forecasts for 2026, Russia's nominal GDP per capita is approximately $18,525.
According to the IMF and the World Bank, nominal GDP per capita in Russia by the end of 2025 was approximately $14,260–$17,972 (depending on the calculation methodology and estimates updates).
By your logic, China is not a superpower))) But at the same time, you say that it is a superpower, what are you even talking about? You, dear sir, either take off your cross or put on your underwear.
Again, for example, "In today's multipolar world, there are no less than three superpowers, including Russia, the United States, and China, and this is becoming increasingly clear. This opinion was expressed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, during a speech to graduates at the National Defense University (NDU)."
I think this person understands the topic more than Aliyev or you.
And where's the list about 9th place? It's good to calculate in dollars when the ruble is at 83, and before that it was 120, huh? Did GDP growth occur when the exchange rate fell? Following your logic, that's the case. But that's not how it works.
And, yes, before you tell me about pensions in the USA and their standard of living, visit the states first.

[Essex62]

Why compare pensions and prices in the US or China to bourgeois Russia? Shouldn't they be compared to the USSR? And what's the big deal about where to get the money? Do you know the salaries of Miller and Sechin? A wage scale and a planned economy would easily solve this problem.

[MinskFox]

Yes, I decided, so there were still plenty of tanks, but nothing to eat. There were, of course, stores for party members, but not for the working class. Would you take Sechin or Miller's place? Do you have the skills, knowledge, and experience? No offense, but a blue-collar worker or a milkmaid can't manage modern corporations. Moreover, when young specialists come to me, they're not ready for the job; it takes them two years to get to work properly. Now let's do this and equalize salaries, the top guys will go to private sector, which already pays more and is more competitive than the state. And who will replace them? I'm not talking about Sechin and company; there are plenty of top guys, and if you think management is easy, especially in the modern world, I have bad news for you: you've fallen far behind.
P.S. Russia now has capitalism, not socialism, and don’t forget that your capitalism is extremely young and wild.

[Essex62]

I don't care where our capitalism has gone or what its growth problems are. It shouldn't exist at all.
What private property will something go into? Can you read? The tariff grid and the planned economy. And the speculator, accordingly, either chops down trees or, like everyone else, earns his daily bread by the sweat of his brow. It's his choice.
Regarding there being nothing to eat, where did you get that info? We ate our fill until the perestroika people started sabotaging us and stirring up trouble. As for whether it's easy to lead? No job is easy. Whatever the people's government decided to pay its leaders, that's what they'll get. A minister in the Soviet Union earned a total of 1000 rubles. A huge amount of money in those days.

[MinskFox]

Can you read?

Unlike some, I know how. We have a wage scale in Belarus, so what next? The salary difference can be 20 times or more.

I don't care where our capitalism has gone or what its growing pains are. It shouldn't exist at all.

However, it exists and is thriving, while socialism and the attempt to build communism died in 1991. It seems you and your generation didn't particularly defend it back then.

Regarding the lack of food, where did you get such confidence from? We ate our fill until the perestroika people started sabotaging things to shake things up.

You yourself admit that there was nothing to eat.
The Temirtau Riot (August 1959): Temirtau (Kazakhstan) became the scene of a spontaneous uprising by Magnitka construction workers due to difficult living conditions and shortages of water and food.
Novocherkassk massacre (June 1962): Novocherkassk (RSFSR) faced a workers' strike due to a sharp increase in meat prices and a decrease in labor rates.
Were "sausage trains" an invention of evil capitalists? Or was it an objective reality?

Quote: Essex62

And the speculator, accordingly, either cuts down trees or, like everyone else, earns his daily bread by the sweat of his brow.

Why would that be? Criminal liability for speculation has long been absent from the Russian Criminal Code, or rather, it never was there. Just to remind you, you live in the Russian Federation, you missed the USSR, uh, you missed it.

[Essex62]

Besides Novocherkassk, which happened during the post-WWII recovery period, will there be anything else as an argument? And preferably closer to the traitor's ascension to the throne. Sausage trains weren't made for hunger. So what if people wanted sausage? It's nonsense, of course, that they didn't build a meat-packing plant in every regional center, near the raw materials. But this isn't about hunger. Neither the resourcefulness of bureaucrats nor the party bigwigs discredits socialism as a system. I traveled around the country with my father, from garrison to garrison, and even though I was little, I don't remember anyone going hungry. That's the lie of the enemies of Soviet power.

Never mind, people strive for good. A renewed socialism will surely return. It's stifling to live in a world of profiteering.

[MinskFox]

There they were rebuilding after WWII, here they're traitors. And when did they ever live without hunger? They didn't die of hunger, not exactly the greatest achievement. Can you tell me why in capitalist Russia they sell grain abroad, while in the workers' and peasants' USSR they bought it from the bourgeoisie? They spent time in garrisons; my father was a soldier, so he had plenty of food. If they spent time in garrisons, they were definitely not privates. And can you tell me why Estonia and the other Baltic states lived so much better than the Soviet hinterland?

[Essex62]

Once again, I'm well aware of all the shortcomings and excesses of that time, but that doesn't change the fact that that system was bad. It just needs to be perfected. Capitalism, however, is absolute evil. That's an axiom. It's for the brazen and unscrupulous profiteer, willing to commit any crime for a percentage of the profits, not for the working person.

Do you think Mom and I spent all our time in that military town? We had to go to kindergarten in the city. I don't remember any hungry eyes there. And today, old people who have lost their homes are swindlers rummaging through garbage dumps.

The presence of a bourgeois isn't at all necessary for creating a prosperous society. It's a profound misconception that only capitalism can feed, clothe, educate, provide employment, and housing for everyone. It doesn't have that goal, but socialism does.
The Balts were kept as window dressing. This is a policy I personally don't approve of. And the same applies to the other buffer republics.

[MinskFox]

I'm not saying capitalism is the gold standard, but socialism also ended with Joseph Vissarionovich. After that, forgive me, it was all just bullshit. But now we have what we have, and we need to extract at least some benefit from the current situation. But I don't think Russia can survive another revolution; only evolution, slowly, but at least there's a chance.

[Essex62]

I agree, a revolution is undesirable. But it's entirely possible to do better than under the temporary detention system. Especially with the current achievements of scientific and technological progress.

[Sotskiy]

Quote: MinskFox

Novocherkassk massacre (June 1962): Novocherkassk (RSFSR) faced a workers' strike due to a sharp increase in meat prices and a decrease in labor rates.

You gave this example as a justification for the "efficiency" of capitalism, in which prices rise every day, but for some reason there are no strikes?

"Sausage trains" - was it invented by evil capitalists?

Exactly. It's called competition. And if you've forgotten, let me remind you that the "sausage trains" gathered for sausages with government-issued, not market-priced, prices. Local markets were plentiful, but for some reason, people flocked to these "sausage trains." Why would that be, huh? Could it be the market price?
But you continue to pour anti-Soviet filth on the USSR, convincing immature minds that the absence of state (regulated) prices is: "happiness/awesome", because under capitalism there are supposedly no shortages and queues.
What's going on in the US during Black Friday, should I remind you?

[MinskFox]

You gave this example as a justification for the "efficiency" of capitalism, in which prices rise every day, but for some reason there are no strikes?

Read the entire thread again, stupid questions will disappear.

Exactly. It's called competition. And if you've forgotten, let me remind you that the "sausage trains" gathered for sausages with government-issued prices, not market prices. Local markets were chock-full of this sausage, but for some reason, people flocked to these "sausage trains." Why would that be, huh? Could it be the market price?

Remind yourself whatever you want, but I don't need it; I know what was and wasn't. You could buy homemade sausages under the table, for a lot of money, made from your own meat—that was in the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. The state didn't provide people with basic necessities. For most of the country's history, the availability of basic goods was characterized by chronic shortages.

But you continue to pour anti-Soviet filth on the USSR, convincing immature minds that the absence of state (regulated) prices is: "happiness/awesome", because under capitalism there are supposedly no shortages and queues.

Where am I slinging dirt at the USSR? Did I lie somewhere? Show me. Keep your slogans. There's no country, so if everything was fine, how could that be? Don't tell me about the traitors; they weren't aliens, they were a Soviet product.

[Sotskiy]

Quote: MinskFox

You could buy homemade sausages under the counter for a lot of money, which people made from their own meat.

I didn't even bother reading any further - just more trash from the Ogonyok magazine from the 90s.
I lived in the "sausage-poor" RSFSR during the Soviet era. In the suburbs of the regional center, not to mention the villages, there were cows and pigs in almost every yard, and homemade sausages were made "under the counter." You don't have to pour it on my ears!

[MinskFox]

Do you have anything to say on the matter? Or are you so sure everyone had cows and pigs?
Under Soviet law (except during the NEP period in the 1920s), private production of prepared meat products for sale was strictly prohibited.
How was this regulated?
• Collective Farm Markets: Soviet collective farmers and owners of private subsidiary plots (PSPs) had the legal right to sell surplus raw meat, lard, or poultry from their farms at the market. However, processing this meat into homemade sausages, frankfurters, or smoked meats for subsequent sale was prohibited by sanitary regulations and trade laws.
How was this regulated?
• Collective farm markets: Soviet collective farmers and owners of private farms (LPH) had the legal right to sell at the market surplus raw meat, lard, or poultry from your own backyardHowever, processing this meat into homemade sausages, hot dogs, or smoked meats for subsequent sale was prohibited by sanitary regulations and trade laws.
• Exception (Cooperatives): Sausage could be sold not by private individuals, but by state-owned enterprises and consumer cooperative organizations (Centrosoyuz). Consumer cooperatives bought meat from the population at market prices, processed it in their own legal factories, and sold the finished sausages in specialized "KOOP" stores (though prices there were significantly higher than state-owned ones). Oh, did they invent capitalism in the USSR?
Despite the ban, a black market existed. Surplus homemade sausage (especially dry-cured or smoked sausages with long shelf lives) was sold under the table—to trusted acquaintances, neighbors, or at markets, hidden from police and veterinary authorities.
The situation only changed in the late 1980s with the adoption of the laws "On Individual Labor Activity" and "On Cooperation," which gave the green light to legal private business. Oh, no, this is where capitalism was invented, which, by the way, is showing quite good results in China.
Who's pouring what on who? You're not the only one. The vast majority of Soviet citizens lived the way I described here, and they never read such rubbish as magazines, with the exception of TM.
When you have nothing to say except slogans, keep quiet; people with critical thinking will laugh at you.

[Andrey62]

"Live in New York on 1500) or even 3500, good luck..."

You're absolutely right! Your opponents don't watch TV, never mind TV, but they're not readers here, either, but writers. Their goal is to churn out a ton of text messages (like "stinking" piles) that even contradict themselves time and again, and then disappear... It's very much like the 404 tactic, which is to mess up wherever we can, regardless of whether it has any effect.

[Derbenev Anton]

Judging by the lack of logic in your answers, please tell me how 40 million pensioners in a nuclear-armed superpower, bombed daily by NATO munitions, can survive on an average meager pension of 25 rubles? And, yes, why haven't military pensions been indexed for the first time this year?

[MinskFox]

You should have kept quiet about logic and saved yourself the embarrassment. Again, where are we going to get the money for larger pensions? Everything earned in the USSR went up in smoke. How many people are dying of hunger in modern Russia? They're getting by somehow, modestly, but at least they're getting by. I'd also like people to have pensions of 150 rubles, but I don't live in a world of rosy fantasies and understand that there's no money, the population is aging, and those in the workforce can't afford large contributions.
In answer to your question about indexing:
The government has not yet published the final regulatory act approving the specific parameters of the October increase.
The increase is planned to be implemented through an adjustment of the reduction coefficient and budget bills, rather than the usual automatic salary increase from October 1.
Payments will still be recalculated, and pensioners will receive the funds they are entitled to, taking into account retroactive indexation.
The review of the bills and approval of new parameters is expected at the end of October 2026.
Why I, a Belarusian, can find the answer to your question and know about it, while you don't, is the extent of your understanding and knowledge. There's no need to answer; there's no point in arguing with you. I have the honor to.

[Derbenev Anton]

Why am I Belarusian and can find the answer to your question and know about it, but you don't?

You are as much a Belarusian as I am a ballerina.

There is no need to answer; there is no point in discussing this with you.

It's clear, they merged as usual.

I have the honor.

And where do people like you get it from?

[MinskFox]

The little dog barks but can't bite, that's all I can add

[Derbenev Anton]

Well, at least you are self-critical.

[Essex62]

The only thing is that formally the Russian Federation can wipe everyone out in one fell swoop, but China can’t yet.

[Derbenev Anton]

The only thing is that formally the Russian Federation can wipe everyone out in one fell swoop, but China can’t yet.

Banderites have been wiped out for five years now. The bridges are still standing.

[Essex62]

We're talking about strategic nuclear weapons. Russia is still capable of reducing the entire world to rubble.

[Derbenev Anton]

We're talking about strategic nuclear weapons. Russia is still capable of reducing the entire world to rubble.

Exactly. This is exactly what we need to tell all pensioners and widows of fallen heroes. You can also tell the parents of children killed by NATO bombs.

[Essex62]

What's the point of telling them this? There's a civil war going on in our country, and we're not conventionally capable of holding our own against the West, but that doesn't negate Russia's ability to do so, does it? The strategic nuclear forces are available and ready to carry out the mission. You won't deny that? The problem lies with the compradors in the towers, not the capability itself. We still have the delivery systems and warheads, as well as the personnel ready to use them. And when the time comes, the world will crumble. Or at least with a dead hand.

[Derbenev Anton]

Our carriers and charges are still available, as are the personnel ready to use them. And at the right moment, the world will crumble. Yes, even if it's with a dead hand.

But we make rockets,
we block the Yenisei,
and in the field of ballet we are also ahead of the rest of the world!

[Essex62]

Exactly. If we hadn't created and comprehensively developed this in the last century, we would have been gobbled up long ago.

[ZnachWest]

Abkhazia? Damn it... You don't need a knife in the back...

[Mustached Kok]

There are almost no people left who worked in the USSR but received their pensions in the Russian Federation; many didn't survive the 90s. Most people retiring now, in the 90s and sometimes even in the early 2000s, were still working. We also had a sharp population surge in the late 2000s and early 2010s, and this younger generation is now just starting to work and provide for the country. Add to this the fact that taxes and prices in our country continue to rise, and faster than wages. As a result, we have enough money and people to ensure that at least the current generation of retirees receives a decent wage. But there's no money for this. Not because there isn't enough money, but because they prefer to spend more on bureaucratic and parliamentary staff. A State Duma deputy's salary plus the money spent on services (like transportation or housing) would be enough to significantly increase the salaries of 10 pensioners, and perhaps even more. Not to mention that some also earn income from outside sources, such as businesses registered to their wives or children. But there's no money for pensions.

[Crete 25]

And tell the same to the military personnel whose pay indexation has been frozen again.

[bayard]

Quote: Anton Derbenev

Russia's capitalization exceeded 900 trillion rubles (approximately $10,85 trillion) at the beginning of 2026, Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin stated.

No one in the world knows Russia's true GDP; what's shown in official figures is something entirely different. GDP based on purchasing power parity (PPP) is closer to the point, but also speculative. This is an opinion; the official World Bank ranking places Russia fourth in the world, after China, the US, and India (which has a population of over a billion). But you can look at it from a different angle—how does this country with a population of "144 million" stack up? (really more, especially with new regions) and such an official GDP, it manages to fight for 4,5 years against a coalition of 52 countries, a coalition of the willing (52 + 1), be under SUCH sanctions, with 50% of state reserves seized... and yet grow, develop, launch new enterprises, open new markets, produce the best combat aircraft in the world (the annual production of which is almost/approximately equal to that of the USA), hypersonic and cruise missiles in quantities... approximately like the rest of the world, be one of the largest food producers and exporters in the world and have the most beautiful, modern and well-maintained cities? How does all this work out for a "non-superpower" according to Aliyev?
Generally speaking, a superpower is considered a state with the ultimate overwhelming power of its Strategic Nuclear Forces. This is what makes Russia and the United States superpowers, while China has not yet achieved such status. Although it is trying very hard.
And as for monetization in the US... absolutely everything is monetized there, from resources, real estate, industry, labor, and stock market bubbles down to the last quirk in the minds of such accounting thinkers. But in Russia, monetization of the Real Economy doesn't exceed 50%, and only the officially reported amount is counted.
Want another comparison? The newest Borei-A SSBN costs the Russian Ministry of Defense about (!) $500 million. And how much does the newest, but not yet built, Columbia SSBN cost in the US (which still hasn't been built)? Will it be under $5 billion? If the newest 5th-generation Su-57 multi-purpose fighter costs around $40 million+, then how much will the American F-47 cost, since it's the only one comparable in class and combat capabilities? The US says the cost will be in the range of $400-500 million per unit.
You can't use money to compare the incomparable. Previously, comparisons were made in units/liters/kilograms. The World Bank tries to evaluate GDP using PPP coefficients, assigning a coefficient for each country. Multiplying the stated GDP by this coefficient, you can get a picture close to reality. Remove stock market bubbles and speculation from US GDP, leaving only the real economy. Do the same with European economies. And also take into account the public debt of all these countries. And compare this with Russia's PPP indicators. Then the real picture will begin to appear at least a little. So the World Bank rating is still much closer to the truth and more authoritative than your fantasies and inflated figures. And the icing on the cake... look at modern Russian cities, regional centers, the capital... and compare them with cities in the US and Europe. You know, this is also an indicator of the state of the economy. But they aren't under "sanctions from Hell," and their countries aren't involved in direct armed conflict, their cities aren't subject to missile and drone strikes like ours. They're simply financing the war in Ukraine and supplying the Ukrainian Armed Forces. But their economies look... sadder. They're closing factories, while we're building new ones, expanding, and modernizing existing ones. "Sanctions from Hell" have undoubtedly benefited our economy. But they're killing the economies of our enemies.

[Nemchinov Vl]

Quote: MinskFox

Excuse me, but where in Russia has production fallen by several times, or even orders of magnitude?

Almost everywhere. In civilian life...

In naval shipbuilding (!) - onceAnd there are NO prospects for getting back on their feet, and NO ONE even plans to do it. They still haven't built a marine gas turbine engine and gearbox manufacturing center (!). Without it, they'll continue to produce frigates. "by the piece" !!!
In the civil aircraft industry (!) - twoOver the past 25 years, passenger airliners have been assembled "by the piece" , and so far, from year to year, only loud promises to fix everything are heard, but the overall picture remains unchanged!!!
In the national automobile industry (!) - three. Production of their own cars (even on VAZ and KAMAZ!!), you can call them your own, formally and conditionally, because of imported components. And even then, it dropped significantly (numerically) compared to the USSR. The rest of the country's automakers, in fact, simply produce "rebranded Chinese cars", having come up with a slightly different name and changed the nameplate.
The state of development in microelectronics can be said to be - (!) - four.

And this list in the civilian sector of the economy has almost no boundaries, with the exception of the raw materials sectors of subsoil trade... Only the military-industrial complex and raw materials sectors are operating.

Quote: MinskFox

Russia is a military superpower, no matter how you look at it, and the Ukrainian army has been calmed down. several times already,

much like Trump did in the war with Iran, on the pages of VO...

Quote: MinskFox

Has Russia lost its influence in Africa?

maybe in some countries it was lost... I personally don't know where many of their assets are...
Lukoil is selling off a lot of things - https://ru.tradingview.com/news/oninvest:f4179769767b8:0/
"The US and Russia are discussing a multi-billion dollar deal with Lukoil assets – NYT" What's going on with them in Africa, they don't report to us publicly (!). Although it was bought on trade funds earned primarily from our own resources ... But the servants don’t know everything...

[MinskFox]

What period are you comparing these statements to? Civil aircraft manufacturing is doing better than at any time in the last 35 years, for sure. If you haven't noticed, well, let's get some numbers, like times, not orders of magnitude. Just don't throw around the "before and after" slogans, and you'll immediately dismiss me as a windbag. Go ahead, go ahead. The first fully import-substituted serial passenger airliner, the MS-21-310, made its maiden flight in August 2026 from the Irkutsk Aviation Plant. Name a civilian aircraft entirely made from components sourced from the country of manufacture. It's easy to shout "everything is lost," so give some examples. You mentioned marine gas turbine engine gearbox manufacturing, but what do you think PJSC UEC-Saturn (Rybinsk) does—the core center of marine gas turbine manufacturing. It mass-produces gas turbine engines with capacities ranging from 4 to 20+ MW. What does Zvezda PJSC (St. Petersburg) do? It's the leading developer and manufacturer of heavy gearboxes and gearbox systems for the Navy. Does the plant completely meet the demand for transmission mechanisms for the newest frigates and corvettes? Automotive manufacturing, of course, but do they assemble vehicles abroad exclusively from domestic parts? Do you think BAZ and KAMAZ trucks are assembled exclusively from foreign components? Don't even mention microelectronics. Enormous progress has been made there recently. Just Google it, if you know what I'm talking about: what lithographs are, how much chemicals have been developed for domestic components, etc.
The Africa issue is a joke. Russia's relations with African countries are friendly and partnership-like, and are actively developing in the political, economic, military, and humanitarian spheres. And yet, the French were kicked out. And what about the peace treaty they're discussing? So what? You have information on this deal? Then tell all the forum members what it's all about, and what does Africa have to do with it if we're talking about global cooperation.
Based on the above, you've created a lot of nonsense. Speaking of the IOC, what should have been done? A nuclear strike on its headquarters? Seriously, what?

[Nemchinov Vl]

Quote: MinskFox

And what period are you comparing with when making such statements?

Take the years 1975-1976 and compare the types and units produced:
An-24, 35/25 units,
Yak-40, 85/65 - units,
Tu-134, 60/65 units,
Tu-154 .45/55 - units, ...

Will this work?! Or will you look for a reason to consider these comparisons "incorrect"?!

Quote: MinskFox

Just no slogans,

well, -
"Wonderful toast!" (C)

Quote: MinskFox

...before and after, you will immediately wash me away and make me look like an empty talker, go ahead, dare.

Forgive me. I didn't mean to offend you, but alas, numbers are stubborn things, just like facts.

Quote: MinskFox

First serial a fully import-substituted passenger liner MS-21-310 made its first flight in August 2026 from the airfield of the Irkutsk Aviation Plant

wow... That is, even in total with pre-production 3-4 flown for certification... Although no, it still doesn't measure up.

What figures were mentioned in the original plan (2022)?
The first version of the program from June 2022 planned to deliver more than 1000 civilian aircraft to Russian airlines.
Specifically for key UAC models, the following production volumes were announced until 2030:

MS-21-310: 270 units,
SSJ-New (SJ-100): more than 140 units,
Tu-214: 70 units,
Il-114-300: 70 units...

Do you think this plan is realistic? Or does it already look like a slogan and bravado?!

It's really sad to go down the topic of shipbuilding for the Navy...

Quote: MinskFox

What does PJSC Zvezda (St. Petersburg) do? It is the leading developer and manufacturer of heavy-duty gearboxes and gearbox systems for the Navy.

It's impossible to discuss this topic without swearing. It's better to say something like "..."about the dead, or nothing"

Quote: MinskFox

Plant completely covers the need for transmission mechanisms for the newest frigates and corvettes?

So, one gearbox for 1,5-2 years for 22350 is normal. And The current construction speed is 22350. In 10-11 years (5400 tons in the VI), with the speed of construction of Soviet first-rank ships (5100 tons in the VI, on Project 61, and up to destroyers, large anti-submarine ships, cruisers 1164), I suggest not even trying to compare (!). Otherwise, your heart will break from the difference (many times!), taking into account the difference in displacement...

Quote: MinskFox

Based on the above, you have created a blizzard.

Well, I'm sorry I offended you with my sincerity.

Quote: MinskFox

Speaking of the IOC, what should have been done, a nuclear strike on the headquarters?

This is your interpretation, not my suggestion (!).
I simply allowed myself to note the fact that Israel, despite its aggression in Gaza and Lebanon, was not deprived of the right to participate in international competitions or its flag. The US, after its bombing of Iran, was not either. And Russia swallowed it. And to my regret, this is a FACT. To raise a loud public venom (which would be reflected in the world press and media) in the same UN Security Council on this topic, and in a way that would be loudly supported by China, they also did not bother to organize.

[MinskFox]

No, that won't do. I was commenting on Andrey from Chelyabinsk, and he was talking specifically about Russia. It's unclear why you're attributing the USSR to it. Perhaps we could compare life expectancy or the population's standard of living, wouldn't you? We need to carefully read your comments and what's being discussed. You're comparing the USSR with the USSR, but Russia is Russia. And in 2022, when plans were already in place, sanctions were in place, as they are now, and the MS-21 and SSJ jets were delayed due to import substitution. So, in 2030, you'll tell us how you couldn't handle the planes. Yes, the market for planes in the USSR was much larger; just compare the population. Incidentally, all the planes that went abroad were paid for, or our people paid for them out of pocket.
Regarding the gearboxes, excuse me, you said they weren't there, but they are, domestically produced, import-substituting ones. You're simply lying. If there's an order, they'll build more; don't worry, they'll build them the way they're laid down. And don't compare ships from different eras; it's as stupid as comparing the construction time of a WWII fighter jet with a fifth-generation aircraft, with a completely different technological cycle. Let's move on. You didn't offend me or even provoke me; I'm used to not being offended by stupidity. Your Vine wouldn't have changed anything; I described how everything is set up there above: the one who feeds the girl gets to dance with her.
You're saying how Trump defeated Iran? Well, let's think about it: the Ukrainian army at the start of the Second World War numbered around 209-250. Estimated losses have long exceeded these figures. Where do they get their weapons? The West provides them, as do the equipment and the money for salaries and the economy. In other words, the Ukrainian army was destroyed long ago; it's now practically a NATO PMC. Any counterarguments? Did you keep quiet about the machines and microelectronics, or have you delved into the subject? Also, research the Mega Science installations, and see who else in the world can build them, and what's being built. Let's not even mention the peaceful use of nuclear energy.

[Sensor]

While you're at it, learn about Mega Science installations, what they are, who else in the world can build them, and what's being built.

What a bombastic name, translated into Russian as a million sciences, it's exactly the same as "squish-boiled boots".

It was invented by the domestic bureaucracy for victorious reports, but earlier, quite a long time ago, the name had an English origin - collaboration and denoted the unification of the efforts of various different participants in achieving set goals, in this case, global scientific tasks

On May 15, 2018, the Ministry of Education and Science was split into two separate ministries—the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Mikhail Mikhailovich Kotyukov became the first Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation on May 18, 2018. Under his leadership, new bureaucratic terms were introduced, including "Megascience Project."

https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81

[MinskFox]

This is a set expression that is not translated literally; the term was introduced for ease of use in regulatory legal acts.

[Sensor]

This is a set expression that is not translated literally; the term was introduced for ease of use in regulatory legal acts.

It is so patriotic to use Anglicisms in business documents.
Qualified consumers guide science.

[MinskFox]

What language will an Iranian, a Korean, a Chinese, a German, or a Russian communicate with each other? English. This is an objective reality; megascience is designed for international cooperation.

[MinskFox]

Quote: Sensor

It was invented by the domestic bureaucracy for victorious reports, but earlier, quite a long time ago, the name had an English origin - collaboration and denoted the unification of the efforts of various different participants in achieving set goals, in this case, global scientific tasks

Collaboration is a joint and mutually beneficial effort between two or more people, brands, or companies to create a common product, project, or idea – that's the definition of the term.
The SKIF Center for Collective Use is a specialized synchrotron radiation source – a collaboration of what?

[Sensor]

radiation - collaboration of what?

Sharing among academic institutions.
Without searching the internet, you can find practical applications of synchrotron radiation with a high-quality description of its operating mechanisms.

[MinskFox]

In general terms, what areas can I use for research? Have you been pursuing fundamental science for practical purposes for a long time?

sharing between academic institutions.

And if one organization or one scientist conducts their own experiment, is that collaboration? Absolutely not. If you can't understand what the term refers to, well, that's your problem. There should be at least some understanding here. This isn't like sending speculators to logging sites.

[Sensor]

And if one organization or one scientist conducts their own experiment, is this a collaboration, absolutely not.

The era of loners in fundamental experimental physics is a thing of the past.

[MinskFox]

One organization, is that better?

[Sensor]

One organization, is that better?

Do not go away from the topic.
Bureaucrats impose their terminology on scientists,
The vacillation regarding SKIF ranges from international cooperation of scientific organizations to an isolated scientist.
The returns from pure science are very distant in time.
A logging company suddenly showed up for some reason.

[MinskFox]

So you're confusing applied and fundamental science, and I'm getting a logging accident? Your assertion that there are no lone scientists these days who can test their own theory. I just didn't argue with that. So, the BSU Physics Department wanted to test a theory, they were given the go-ahead, so what's collaboration? You're mistaken, because megascience is a scientific endeavor, and collaboration is interaction. But you stubbornly continue to confuse the hot with the soft. And the bureaucrats are to blame; by the way, there were more of them in the USSR than there are now.

[Sensor]

and I had a logging company floating around

Who wrote, "There should be at least some understanding here; this isn't about sending speculators to logging sites"?

So, the BSU Physics Department wanted to test the theory, they were given the go-ahead, what kind of collaboration is that?

Well, we've reached the point of anthropomorphism of educational institutions; the physics department wanted

Megascience is a scientific installation

Without specialists working on it, it will not bring any benefit.

[MinskFox]

In fact, is there something to say or not?

Well, we've reached the point of anthropomorphism of educational institutions; the physics department wanted

I hoped it would be easier for you, consider it a figurative expression.

Without specialists working on it, it will not bring any benefit.

A brilliant conclusion, but it has nothing to do with the dispute.

[Essex62]

That's Russia (bourgeois Russia), that's Russia. Buy there, sell here. Trade your mineral wealth for beads.

[Nemchinov Vl]

Quote: MinskFox

The main force capable of causing catastrophic and irreparable damage to modern human civilization is

Oh the horror...
But at the same time, it suffers a ban from the International Olympic Committee on performing athletes of their superpower, to perform under their own anthem, and with the flag of their country, in any international competitions!!.
What's interesting is that even Israel is nobody in the world, so superpower I didn't dare to insult (!)...

[Sensor]

Excuse me, but where in Russia has production fallen by several times, or even orders of magnitude?

How much has the production of airplanes, helicopters, microcontrollers, microprocessors, and memory increased since the 80s? How is import substitution progressing overall?

[MinskFox]

Before you comment, figure out what we're talking about: Russia from 2022 onward. Don't compare the USSR and the Russian Federation; compare the RSFSR with Russia.

[Sensor]

Before you write comments, figure out what you're talking about.

The reality is that aviation grows only through promises. In microelectronics,
Miliandr's product line, like the industry as a whole, has remained virtually unchanged for six years, with 20-year-old analogs still being produced. Capable developers are dying out, and the overall level of students is declining.
And so everything is fine, beautiful marquise... ..

[Kmet]

Are you speaking on behalf of the Republic?? Interesting. What status do you have to make such statements?

[MinskFox]

I am just repeating the words of my president.

[Derbenev Anton]

I am just repeating the words of my president.

Mr. Zelensky, of course.

[Derbenev Anton]

Are you speaking on behalf of the Republic?? Interesting. What status do you have to make such statements?

This is the President of the Union State. Don't recognize him?

[MinskFox]

The little dog barks, but the caravan moves on.

[Derbenev Anton]

Aren't you tired of yapping about the small price from agitprop with the help of AI?

[MinskFox]

Is there only one little dog barking here, or is that the cat meowing because I dipped its face into a puddle it had made itself?

[Derbenev Anton]

Well, since you're the one who got into trouble, you should wipe the slate clean so you don't embarrass yourself any further. And you'd be better off campaigning in the frontline regions, telling them about economic growth amid the daily bombing of civilians.

[MinskFox]

For comparison:
I registered on 08/15/2020 and wrote 455 comments, 30 of them in this thread.
Derbenev: 07.07.2026, 913 comments.
Based on the above:
- you splash water here;
- you are the one campaigning here;
- you make unsubstantiated statements;
- You also demonstrate absolute incompetence in matters of history and economics.
Giving a definition of who you are...it's already clear.

[Derbenev Anton]

Of course, that's understandable. Who else would tell you how well pensioners live with ever-rising prices for everything, and even post the rags of someone who's written an AI in history, economics, and everything else? So what are you writing for, Bad Boy? How much do the bourgeoisie pay the propagandist from SELPO?

[MinskFox]

Again, empty slogans and unfair accusations, nothing new, at least use your imagination, it’s so tiring to listen to dogs howling outside the window)

[Derbenev Anton]

Stop whining, earn your keep from the bourgeois thieves. The country needs more billionaires.

[MinskFox]

There's a slandering little dog here, whining and howling, "concerned about the pensioners," but he can't bite, lacking in intelligence, knowledge, and spirit. Maybe he'll get off his armored car and start doing something useful for the pensioners he's so "concerned about"?

[Essex62]

Have you come far? The only achievement is the growing number of nouveau riche on the Forbes list.

[Andrei from Chelyabinsk]

Quote: MinskFox

Excuse me, but where in Russia has production fallen by several times, or even orders of magnitude?

The situation is similar in industry and construction. I know this situation very well from the inside.

Quote: MinskFox

This is a quote from AI.

And why is she here? The part about nuclear winter is especially funny.

Quote: MinskFox

Has Russia lost its influence in Africa?

Maybe, I don't know. Within its own perimeter, among its neighbors, influence has been completely lost—except perhaps in Belarus.

[MinskFox]

The situation is similar in industry and construction. I know this situation very well from the inside.

The numbers tell a different story. Let's compare the years you're proposing.

And why is she here? The part about nuclear winter is especially funny.

You know how he learns, right? Accordingly, this is the prevailing view based on the available information.

Maybe, I don't know. Within its own perimeter, among its neighbors, influence has been completely lost—except perhaps in Belarus.

As I wrote above, 404 will surrender, and the CIS will line up to bow.

[Andrei from Chelyabinsk]

Quote: MinskFox

The numbers tell a different story. Let's compare the years you're proposing.

You don't have any figures to judge this. Why? Read here.
https://topwar.ru/282865-jekonomika-rf-segodnja-idem-v-idealnyj-shtorm.html
And believe me, I haven't even written 1/25 of what I know. A simple example: the famous Kirov plant produced about 300 tractors a month before the SVO. Now it's 30. A bunch of companies work three- and four-day weeks. Recently, an engineer from one of the city's largest companies tried to get a job as a security guard for my wife—he's been without a salary for four months. In short, I could go on and on, but it's not worth listing everything.

[MinskFox]

I read the article; it's interesting, thank you. I basically understand what you're saying. I won't argue with that, given the initial assumptions, and I can't rely on the numbers if that's really how things work. Time will judge, and the truth lies somewhere in the middle, as always. We'll see what happens next, with respect.
P.S. I prefer your marine articles.

[Andrei from Chelyabinsk]

Quote: MinskFox

Let's see what happens next, with respect to you.

Mutually!

[Mustached Kok]

Where has our production fallen? Well... everywhere! Aircraft production is at the piecemeal level. While in the 1990s and 2000s, some domestic models could produce up to ten aircraft per year, now it's two aircraft per year—that's progress. Space launches have dropped from around a hundred per year to several dozen. Shipbuilding—we used to be able to build cargo and commercial vessels of various classes in cooperation with other countries and companies—now production across various classes has been cut by 20-30% to a several-fold drop, to the level of "one ship every few years." Steel production is declining, although it would seem that defense orders are coming in, meaning steel should be actively consumed. However, most of the steel was still going to the construction sector. And the construction sector itself is in trouble, with a sharp decline in construction rates and revenues for construction companies. They have sharply reduced construction projects and are trying to sell what they've already built, but they're not getting much business due to unreasonable prices. Steel production is declining because of this, which means more problems with employee compensation in the steel sector. In the auto industry, even despite sanctions, recycling fees, and the declining share of American and European cars, sales of domestic cars (which aren't exactly domestic) are still not meeting plans; they're being bought less than Chinese cars or used foreign cars. Meanwhile, production rates are also weak, which is why the price of any modern Lada is inflated, even though some older models have been jacked up even though nothing has been changed. Oil refining, as Drones' greetings this year showed, has demonstrated that our refining equipment capacity is insufficient. When some refineries temporarily went down, fuel shortages arose, in part because other refineries couldn't make up the difference—the refineries themselves are old and their equipment has long been in need of updating, but the oligarchs were reluctant to allocate funds for modernization. However, as the oil refineries themselves were struggling to repair the damage, oil companies immediately began begging the state for bailout funds. Furthermore, due to the prevalence of outdated equipment at refineries, the overall quality of fuel was already inferior to Western ones. After the drone attacks and the need to increase production at the expense of quality, some regions began receiving poor-quality fuel. This has collectively increased the costs of small and medium-sized businesses for any transfer services (and this applies not only to traders on the WB but also to farmers who must harvest and deliver their crops to market).
I, or other users, can continue to describe how production in Russia isn't "falling." But I've listed the most obvious sectors (which have been discussed in separate articles, including here on VO) with problems here.

[MinskFox]

You're already the third or fifth person to compare years other than those discussed with Andrey from Chelyabinsk. Again, for the slowest readers, reread the entire thread; the comparison is between 2022 and now.
Around a hundred space launches a year? When did that ever happen? In modern Russian history, the highest number of launch vehicle launches was recorded in 1992 (55).
Due to sanctions, testing of entirely domestically produced systems, and delays in certification of the PD-8 and PD-14 engines, commercial serial deliveries of new passenger airliners have fallen. However, around 80 have been built over the past four years, while military aircraft production has increased. And so on, reread the thread; I'm tired of writing the same old story.

[poquello]

Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk

The loss of superpower status is a combination of factors

Did Garik from Baku tell him this?

[bug120560]

Valery Demchenko, it's true: "There's a grain of truth in every joke," and everything in the world can be judged with a smile and a sneer. But this only indicates a penchant for humor, not a penchant for basic analysis or intelligence.

[Panin (midshipman)]

Quote: Valery Demchenko

And tell me how America can't figure things out with Iran. And how China still can't annex Taiwan.

China is unwilling to engage in direct military action, as the economic consequences are unclear. In Vietnam, America could have simply razed the country to the ground physically; war fatigue and financial costs were at play, and most importantly, America didn't need Vietnam at all. Furthermore, the US military was reformed after that war.

[man]

Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk

Forgive me, but on planet Earth, in question, Russia has been unable to defeat a country three times smaller in population for five years now, has lost all influence not only on global processes, but even on neighboring countries, and its industry has been driven into a practically complete coma - industrial output has fallen in some places by several times, in others by orders of magnitude.

You just don't watch TV, but I do, and that's why I know Russia isn't at war with Ukraine, but with the entire West, and has already defeated it... repeatedly... Absolutely ALL of our wonderful propagandists and political scientists, and even some foreign ones, are saying this! Soon, new reinforcements from North Korea will arrive, and we will defeat the West once again!

[Andrei from Chelyabinsk]

Quote: mann

You just don't watch TV,

I'm guilty, I don't watch :))))

[man]

Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk

Quote: mann

You just don't watch TV,

I'm guilty, I don't watch :))))

I guessed

[Karelian]

You just don't watch TV, but I do, and that's why I know that Russia is not at war with Ukraine, but with the entire West.

Well, it's no secret that Russia is at war with the West (and not only the West). And you don't have to watch TV or listen to the radio to know it. There was a rather lengthy story on Radio Rossiya the other day. They were discussing, attention! Rare trees burned in the Rostov region after the fall of the Ukrainian drone's debris. About 270 trees. Important topic. Sarcasm.

[your1970]

Quote: mann

Russia is not at war with Ukraine, but with the entire West, and has already defeated it... repeatedly.

The last time the Third Reich fought alone - without the USA and England on its side - there were 8 million losses.

[poquello]

Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk

I'm glad that in your galaxy, Russia is doing well.

I am also glad that in our galaxy Russia is the world's leading power in the production of nuclear power plants.

[Andrei from Chelyabinsk]

Quote: poquello

I am also glad that in our galaxy Russia is the world's leading power in the production of nuclear power plants.

Well, Japan is the leader in car production. It's also a superpower, I suppose... The UK is the leader in memory chip and smartphone production. It's also a superpower...
But seriously, a superpower is a state that has overwhelming superiority in the political, economic, military, scientific, technical and cultural spheres compared to most other countries.
Do you recognize Russia? I don't either.

[poquello]

Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk

Quote: poquello

I am also glad that in our galaxy Russia is the world's leading power in the production of nuclear power plants.

Well, Japan is the leader in car production...

that is yours

Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk

Its industry has been driven into a near-total coma - industrial output has fallen by several times, sometimes by orders of magnitude.

have you already forgotten?

[Andrei from Chelyabinsk]

Quote: poquello

have you already forgotten?

Do you see a contradiction here? There isn't one. In 2018-2019, we commissioned two power units (including the floating one in 2019), and in 2022-2025, we commissioned one power unit.

[poquello]

Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk

Quote: poquello

have you already forgotten?

Do you see a contradiction here? There isn't one. In 2018-2019, we commissioned two power units (including the floating one in 2019), and in 2022-2025, we commissioned one power unit.

The absence of contradiction does not cancel out global leadership; most countries simply do not have such competencies

[Andrei from Chelyabinsk]

Quote: poquello

The absence of contradiction does not cancel out global leadership; most countries simply do not have such competencies

Unfortunately, this does not make us a superpower.

[poquello]

Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk

Quote: poquello

The absence of contradiction does not cancel out global leadership; most countries simply do not have such competencies

Unfortunately, this does not make us a superpower.

) this is in your galaxy, I consider Yeltsin's Russia a superpower, and whoever does what there - or doesn't - let them go to the garden, to this blooming one

[man]

Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk

Do you recognize Russia? I don't either.

And I recognize it... but the RSFSR...

[Andrei from Chelyabinsk]

Quote: mann

And I recognize it... but the RSFSR...

So these are two completely different countries:))))))

[man]

Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk

Quote: mann

And I recognize it... but the RSFSR...

So these are two completely different countries:))))))

I know... but I miss the old one...

[Andrei from Chelyabinsk]

Quote: mann

I know... but I miss the old one...

As I

[man]

Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk

Quote: mann

I know... but I miss the old one...

As I

Wow, this morning I couldn't even imagine that you and I are like-minded people. I thought you were one of the Union's "critics", only smarter. Remember that argument we had about naval education before WWII? I'm so glad I was wrong. Alas, there are fewer and fewer of us...

[Andrei from Chelyabinsk]

Quote: mann

Well, this morning I couldn’t even imagine that you and I were like-minded people, I thought that you were one of the “critics” of the Union,

Well, it's hard to say. You see, I'm not overestimating the USSR, because it had plenty of shortcomings. But...
The USSR found itself in a precariously low position after WWI and the Civil War. By that point, our science and technology had suffered devastating blows, and the vertical power structure was, to put it mildly, ineffective—too many random people were involved.
And with all this, the USSR managed to become a powerful industrial power by 1941 and a superpower after the war. The USSR truly achieved the unprecedented.
Of course, a ton of mistakes were made. But, as S.O. Makarov said, only those who do nothing make no mistakes, and the Soviet leadership did a phenomenal amount. It's clear that we, with hindsight and a university education, can find flaws, but to stick us in there with a few classes of parochial...
The advantage of the USSR is that we made a gigantic leap forward in literally every area – in the well-being of the population, in science and technology.
I know the reasons why the USSR fell. And I can confidently say that the USSR's demise was not predetermined; like an ailing hero, it could have been cured.
And we shot him.

[man]

You won't believe how close your comment is to my thoughts... except I didn't know that the famous saying belongs to Admiral Makarov...
I'm well aware of the Union's shortcomings... I'm not a diehard... it just irritates me when opponents in discussions simply attribute only flaws to the USSR, mercilessly exaggerating them and "forgetting" its many virtues. That's why I prefer to remain silent about the Union's shortcomings myself...
I just want to add: The main asset of the USSR was the Soviet people! I suppose you already know this, but forgot to mention it...

[MinskFox]

In today's multipolar world, there are no fewer than three superpowers—Russia, the United States, and China—and this is becoming increasingly clear. This opinion was expressed by General Mark Milley, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, during his commencement address at the National Defense University (NDU). He'll find out, but you know better.

[Derbenev Anton]

The one who said "Kyiv in three days"?

[MinskFox]

American General Mark Milley voiced his assessment that Kyiv can fall within 72 hours (three days) in case full-scale invasion of Russia, but did it happen? The answer is simple - no, the SVO began.
This was said on February 2-3, 2022, during closed briefings for members of the US Congress, before the start of the NWO. Before you blurt out anything, check the facts to avoid looking foolish.

[your1970]

Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk

a superpower is a state that has overwhelming superiority in the political, economic, military, scientific, technical and cultural spheres compared to most other countries.

USA - "political, economic, military( NO), scientific, technical and cultural (NET) spheres"

[Andrei from Chelyabinsk]

Quote: your1970

military(NO

Yes

Quote: your1970

cultural (NO)

Yes

[your1970]

Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk

Yes

Example "OVERWHELMING "military superiority" of the United States is possible?

Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk

Yes

Example "OVERWHELMING "Cultural superiority" of the USA is possible?

And while we're at it, remind me of China's "cultural superiority." You've seen a mountain of Chinese films, read Chinese books, seen Chinese plays, and yet, without Chinese songs, you're overwhelmed?

So what is your formula?

Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk

a superpower is a state that has OVERWHELMING SUPERIORITY in the political, economic, military, scientific, technical and cultural spheres compared to most other countries.

crooked - at least - on 2 legs

[Andrei from Chelyabinsk]

Quote: your1970

An example of the US's "OVERWHELMING military superiority"?

The United States has the second-largest nuclear arsenal in the world. Only Russia surpasses it, followed by China, which lags far behind. Other countries are even more so.

Quote: your1970

And by the way, remind me of China's "cultural superiority".

Chinese culture extends to many countries geographically close to it, including Indochina, Japan, and Korea. However, all these countries, with their cultural codes derived from those of China, have not adopted traditional American values, even though South Korea, for example, was heavily dependent on the United States within the Union.
Moreover, even during the period when China was the US factory, the Americans were never able to impose their cultural code on China.

[your1970]

Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk

The United States has the world's second-largest nuclear arsenal. Only Russia surpasses it, followed by China, which is far behind.

This makes the claim of superiority questionable. Thus, Russia is a superpower—according to your definition.

Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk

Moreover, even during the period when China was the factory of the USA, the Americans They were never able to impose their cultural code on China.

hmm, so Agafya Lykova has a cultural superiority over China, the USA, and the USSR/Russia, which were unable to impose their cultural code on her???
Won ....
SUPERIORITY is the IMPOSITION of YOUR OWN.China IMPOSE nobody could get their cultural code

[Andrey62]

The US doesn't always fit in here, just like China. In terms of leading global technologies, modernization, and troop levels, people's salaries, measured in dollars, are completely irrelevant—that's more for discussion in PPP terms. And their overwhelming political superiority is difficult to measure. Perhaps only in the intellect of politicians, where the EU and the British shine, and Trump adds energy, enthusiasm, and fun to the mix. Culturally, it's not even relevant, except maybe a new US film about how they defeated fascism... and the rest is debatable. If you want a detailed comparison of the US, Russia, and China, it's at least a tie for all three countries, in "...political, military, scientific, technical, cultural, and other spheres..." Something tells me you won't be making a detailed comparison unless... and you understand everything yourself; you just have a different goal...

[Fan-fan]

Superpower status is also determined by average life expectancy and population income, but Russia is at the bottom of the list.

[Derbenev Anton]

I am also glad that in our galaxy Russia is the world's leading power in the production of nuclear power plants.

And Russia's 40 million pensioners with a 25,000 ruble pension are so happy. Incidentally, there's a separate category here—military pensioners—who apparently forgot to index their pensions starting October 1, 2026, as they did annually. I wonder why. They didn't forget to raise tariffs and prices, but pensions...

[Panin (midshipman)]

Quote: Anton Derbenev

I am also glad that in our galaxy Russia is the world's leading power in the production of nuclear power plants.

And Russia's 40 million pensioners with a 25,000 ruble pension are so happy. Incidentally, there's a separate category here—military pensioners—who apparently forgot to index their pensions starting October 1, 2026, as they did annually. I wonder why. They didn't forget to raise tariffs and prices, but pensions...

Military pensioners are already paid normally.

[Derbenev Anton]

And prices have been rising normally for several months in a row for everything that surrounds this pensioner.

[Vadim Golubkov]

I saw two videos on YouTube by Ukrainian bloggers about the Banderites; they said that if it weren't for Western help, Russia would have defeated them by the fall of 2024.

[Sergei S]

Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk

Sorry, but on planet Earth in question, Russia has been unable to defeat a country three times smaller in population for five years now.

It's a different matter with the United States, which, with a coalition of states, can do nothing about Iran.

[Fan-fan]

You're not taking into account a shared land border here. The US and Iran don't share one, but Russia and Ukraine do. The US only uses expeditionary forces, while Russia uses its main regular army, so comparing these conflicts requires some caveats.

[Sergei S]

Quote: Fan-Fan

The US only has expeditionary forces involved.

The US has military bases proliferating in the region, and they're waging war from several neighboring and bordering states. Incidentally, they're not fighting Iran alone, but as part of a coalition of states, at a minimum the US and Israel, with Arab satrapies also occasionally joining in (though usually as discreetly as possible).
At the same time, they will not get involved in a land war, not because there is no opportunity, but because they will suffer unacceptable losses.

[Essex62]

Russia isn't at war with its borderlands. Even they could have wiped out the Bandar-logs, but they've pushed us to the point of directly incorporating NATO into our General Staff, and everything has become much more complicated. In fact, that's changed everything radically. Everything else really exists.

[Fan-fan]

There is no full-scale war with NATO, thank God, otherwise the war would have escalated into a nuclear one.

[Essex62]

Not yet. Gayropa, at least, is planning to come to us again. They have a foothold, along our entire western perimeter. And it seems they don't believe we'll glaze them.

[Andrey62]

“…and its industry has been driven into a near-total coma – industrial output has fallen by several times…”

Are you sure you're right? Perhaps Germany, like the EU, is booming economically? And Finland will soon become a superpower, if you read your self-contradictory posts (including the posts below).
As for "why couldn't Russia cope with a country three times smaller than it..." only the Ukrainians boast about it, while many in Russia know the concept of slowly "fertilizing" the land of Novorossiya with Ukrainian bodies... And those who have the knowledge understand this... But citing this as a shortcoming, without other figures about the battles, is stupid.

[Andrei from Chelyabinsk]

Quote: Andrey62

Are you sure you're right? Perhaps the economy in Germany, like in the EU, is booming?

No, it's not. But they're not superpowers.

Quote: Andrey62

And those who have knowledge understand this...

You obviously don't have this knowledge.

[Panin (midshipman)]

Quote: Andrey62

“…and its industry has been driven into a near-total coma – industrial output has fallen by several times…”

Are you sure you're right? Perhaps Germany, like the EU, is booming economically? And Finland will soon become a superpower, if you read your self-contradictory posts (including the posts below).
As for "why couldn't Russia cope with a country three times smaller than it..." only the Ukrainians boast about it, while many in Russia know the concept of slowly "fertilizing" the land of Novorossiya with Ukrainian bodies... And those who have the knowledge understand this... But citing this as a shortcoming, without other figures about the battles, is stupid.

Both of them fertilize.

[Sergey1984]

I understand you're from the country that, as you put it, Russia has been unable to defeat for five years. I dare to disappoint you by asserting that if the West hadn't provided this country called Ukraine with weapons, material support, space communications, military leadership, planning and training, and astronomical sums of money, it would have long since ceased to exist, if Russia had so desired. In other words, Russia is effectively fighting NATO on Ukrainian soil, which is using Ukrainians as expendable material. Moreover, Russia hasn't lost, but rather increased, its influence around the world. Even the West is already backing down, inviting Russia to the G20 summit, the Russian flag and anthem are returning to global sporting events, and much else is happening in Russia's favor. But not Ukraine, whose representatives are already being expelled from Western countries and their support is being cut. And Russia's economy is by no means in decline, as you're apparently being brainwashed to believe in the independent country. The stores are full, everything works, gas prices have gone up, but that's temporary, cars haven't stopped driving and there haven't been any fewer of them; almost everyone has one, sometimes even two. So you're just mistaking wishful thinking for reality. The manuals seem outdated.

[Panin (midshipman)]

Quote: Sergey1984

I understand you're from the country that, as you put it, Russia has been unable to defeat for five years. I dare to disappoint you by asserting that if the West hadn't provided this country called Ukraine with weapons, material support, space communications, military leadership, planning and training, and astronomical sums of money, it would have long since ceased to exist, if Russia had so desired. In other words, Russia is effectively fighting NATO on Ukrainian soil, which is using Ukrainians as expendable material. Moreover, Russia hasn't lost, but rather increased, its influence around the world. Even the West is already backing down, inviting Russia to the G20 summit, the Russian flag and anthem are returning to global sporting events, and much else is happening in Russia's favor. But not Ukraine, whose representatives are already being expelled from Western countries and their support is being cut. And Russia's economy is by no means in decline, as you're apparently being brainwashed to believe in the independent country. The stores are full, everything works, gas prices have gone up, but that's temporary, cars haven't stopped driving and there haven't been any fewer of them; almost everyone has one, sometimes even two. So you're just mistaking wishful thinking for reality. The manuals seem outdated.

Would the USSR have survived without American help and a second front?

[Essex62]

He would have definitely held out. It would have just lasted longer. A second front is completely out of the question. They rushed into Europe knowing it would all become socialist, i.e., a buffer zone for the USSR. And even with that puddle as an obstacle. What if Uncle Joe, having reached the Portuguese beaches and the English Channel, refuses to honor the agreements?

[Panin (midshipman)]

Quote: Essex62

He would have definitely held out. It would have just lasted longer. A second front is completely out of the question. They rushed into Europe knowing it would all become socialist, i.e., a buffer zone for the USSR. And even with that puddle as an obstacle. What if Uncle Joe, having reached the Portuguese beaches and the English Channel, refuses to honor the agreements?

So the second front, the war in Africa, didn't draw troops away from the Eastern Front at all? Let me remind you that Rommel was advancing in Africa just as the Battle of Stalingrad was beginning.

[Essex62]

Romel's Afrika Korps certainly consumed some resources, but on the scale of the war on the Eastern Front, it was a pittance. Besides, it wasn't even considered a Second Front. The invasion of Europe in 44 is recognized as its opening.
No one disputes the US assistance in achieving Victory, but it should not be presented as the main factor either.

[Essex62]

Are you sure almost everyone has a car? And do they have money to fill it up, maintain it, and buy spare parts? With a 20-ruble pension or a 35-40-ruble salary, and two Kinder eggs, wouldn't you like to try maintaining a car? And that's not even counting the punitive economy. It's hard to avoid it. Even the holy fathers drive cars. A million-plus population isn't all of Russia.

[Panin (midshipman)]

Quote: Essex62

Are you sure almost everyone has a car? And do they have money to fill it up, maintain it, and buy spare parts? With a 20-ruble pension or a 35-40-ruble salary, and two Kinder eggs, wouldn't you like to try maintaining a car? And that's not even counting the punitive economy. It's hard to avoid it. Even the holy fathers drive cars. A million-plus population isn't all of Russia.

There are a lot of cars, but they're all over 10 years old. Sometimes it's hard to look at them without crying. They rust, make strange noises, and smoke. Not everyone can afford them for 2 million.

[Essex62]

Yes, only a few can afford it. Just buy it. Only on credit. And if you suddenly lose your job, the family begins a very cheerful life.

[esso]

Sorry, Russia is at war with the EU, the US, and half the world they supply. Instead of sitting on the couch and writing, donate. If you don't want to, then keep quiet and live in your own fantasy world...

[Derbenev Anton]

Sorry, Russia is at war with the EU, the USA and half the world that it supplies.

Russia increased liquefied natural gas supplies to the European Union by 18,5% from January to April 2026, reaching 8,98 billion cubic meters. These figures were obtained by TASS based on information from the European think tank Bruegel.
In March, deliveries reached a historic high of 2,46 billion cubic meters.
What is this called? Please tell me.

[Panin (midshipman)]

Quote: Anton Derbenev

Sorry, Russia is at war with the EU, the USA and half the world that it supplies.

Russia increased liquefied natural gas supplies to the European Union by 18,5% from January to April 2026, reaching 8,98 billion cubic meters. These figures were obtained by TASS based on information from the European think tank Bruegel.
In March, deliveries reached a historic high of 2,46 billion cubic meters.
What is this called? Please tell me.

It's called a market.

[Derbenev Anton]

It's called a market.

Ah, right. Russia is China's rice bowl (Sechin)
For some it's a market, for others it's a funeral and a wake.

[sleeve]

How wonderful it is to have multiple opinions. It's a shame someone has arguments for the first opinion, while your second only uses the "timing factor" as "evidence." Basically, if you're critical of what's happening, then you have an option for quickly defeating the enemy, I take it? Or are you simply... critical?

[Andrei from Chelyabinsk]

Quote: sleeve

It's a pity that the person has arguments for his first opinion.

What do you mean?

Quote: sleeve

and according to your second one, only the "timing factor" is "proof"

I think I wrote it in plain Russian when I talked about how the US lost to Vietnam.

Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk

The inability to deal with a power that's miles away doesn't refute our superpower status. In fact, the fact that we can't cope with Ukraine doesn't prove we're no longer a superpower. The loss of superpower status is a combination of factors, some of which I've already listed.

[Locksmith]

Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk

Sorry, but on planet Earth in question, Russia has been unable to defeat a country three times smaller in population for five years now.

She is re-educating her, there is no goal to destroy her completely!!

[Andrei from Chelyabinsk]

Quote: Locksmith

She re-educates her

It's destroying the gene pool, both Russian and Ukrainian. In large quantities. Wars aren't planned or waged that way.

If a war is waged and victory is delayed, weapons become dull and their points break off; if a fortress is besieged for a long time, strength is sapped; if an army is left in the field for a long time, the state lacks resources...
When the weapons become dull and the points break off, the strength is undermined and the means are exhausted, the princes, taking advantage of your weakness, will rise up against you.
Never before has a war lasted for a long time and been beneficial to the state.

[Flyofwind]

Probably because the number of couch warriors like you don't want to sign a contract

[Andrei from Chelyabinsk]

Quote: FlyofWind

Probably because the number of couch warriors like you don't want to sign a contract

Probably

[Panin (midshipman)]

Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk

Quote: FlyofWind

Probably because the number of couch warriors like you don't want to sign a contract

Probably

You probably want the entire Russian population to sign contracts and go to the front? And who will work in the factories? Indians and Afghans?

[Essex62]

If the state needs soldiers or military-industrial complex workers, it shouldn't pay attention to what people want. Something's wrong with this state if millions of its draft-age citizens are fleeing abroad at once.

[Darkness]

Are we fighting Ukraine alone? Seriously?

[Andrei from Chelyabinsk]

Quote from Mraka

Are we fighting one-on-one with Ukraine?

Almost the entirety of 2022—one on one, in fact. There were times when the West was afraid to supply the Ukrainians with helmets, let alone missiles.

[Darkness]

Well, before that, he supplied them with a ton of weapons. And their army was almost completely mobilized. And what about us? We marched in like we were on parade ground with three hundred thousand men. We got as far as Kyiv, and then that was it. We ran out of strength.
Who fights like that?! Basically, things haven't changed much yet.
They should have just dropped a nuke a long time ago and everything would have changed. But no...

[Andrei from Chelyabinsk]

Quote from Mraka

Well, before that he supplied them with a bunch of weapons.

What kind of "bunch" was that? :))) Bayraktars and Javelins. No SAMs, no heavy armor, no aircraft, etc.

[Darkness]

That turned out to be more than enough. And they had anti-aircraft missiles, though not very many. And they had plenty of tanks.
Putin certainly screwed up completely.
He even admitted it himself. In some statement, he said he should have prepared better.
Although still. Not a war, but some kind of treaty.

[single-n]

I seriously doubt we can do it alone. Without China, we'll quickly give up.

[Sergey1984]

Of course, you'll lick it, because you've had nothing of your own in Ukraine for a long time; everything is Chinese, and the West is providing incredible assistance, hoping to weaken Russia. But that's for now, because for Ukraine, all this will soon end. The West won't continue pouring huge amounts of money into an adventure that's not yielding results, and it will abandon Ukraine, just as it abandoned other countries whose investments didn't yield the desired results. Like, for example, Afghanistan and African countries. Then you'll truly give up. So, the best is yet to come!

[single-n]

Looking for spies again? Well, well.

[Fan-fan]

The West will not pour huge amounts of money into this adventure for long,

This is what I think our "higher-ups" are hoping for; they have no other plan. But this plan is hopeless, since the European Union is several times richer than Russia, and they hate us immensely, so they will continue to supply Ukraine for a long time, but they will give only the bare minimum, just to keep Ukraine from collapsing.

[Darkness]

Does anyone give it to us for free?

[Ivan Kuzmich]

Free wind
Hi, I gave a plus
But before the entire West is shaken on the battlefield, it is premature to speak

[Levinstein]

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated that there are only two superpowers in the world. According to Aliyev, these are Azerbaijan and Türkiye.

[Nyrobsky]

Quote: Levinstein

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated that there are only two superpowers in the world. According to Aliyev, these are Azerbaijan and Türkiye.

The only thing he forgot to add was that Azerbaijan received its statehood and written language not from China, the USA or Turkey, but from the hands of Russia.
You can forgive a mistake, you can forgive stupidity, but betrayal is unforgivable. China and the US are far away, but Russia is close by, and perhaps it makes sense to address the problem of a corrupt neighbor with the goal of reducing its status to that of a banana republic.
His dad was smarter.

[Boa kaa]

Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk

We are no longer a superpower.

Andrew,
Regarding the "aggregate combat power of the state"—alas, that's true. But! Nevertheless, the Russian Federation remains a NUCLEAR superpower.
Is this a good thing or not? Well, at least both the US and China are forced to reckon with us... And as long as we remain strong militarily, it's unlikely anyone will openly launch a war against us. Not even NATO.

[Andrei from Chelyabinsk]

Quote: Boa constrictor KAA

Regarding the "aggregate combat power of the state"—alas, that's true. But! Nevertheless, the Russian Federation remains a NUCLEAR superpower.

Alexander
A superpower is a state that has overwhelming superiority in the political, economic, military, scientific, technological and cultural spheres compared to most other countries.
You understand, all that remains of a superpower are our strategic nuclear forces.

[23ronin]

Things are more or less clear with China, but I'd like to understand where you see the US's cultural successes and other achievements. They've trapped the world on a green piece of paper, enjoying post-WWII preferential treatment, and siphoning off resources, both human and material, with them. Cut off the green paper and the colonies that supply both material and human resources. What will happen to the US? Russia simply lacks a competent leader to determine the kind of system we live in, otherwise we're looking at a kind of baptism of horror and hedgehog.

[single-n]

In culture? What are the top 5 most famous films produced by? Where are the most famous images from?

[23ronin]

Are you serious?! Hollywood has learned how to make beautiful fairy tales.

[single-n]

Well, the whole world watches these fairy tales. The characters in these tales are idols for hundreds of millions. Compare how many people know Spider-Man and how many know Kolobok. What kind of outcry was there when they tried to simply move up the release date of Kolobok?

[23ronin]

Yes, there's a shift in perception. For 30 years, we've been sold fairy tales about the glamorous life in the West, that America is practically paradise on earth. Several generations have physically grown up, but they haven't developed the capacity to think rationally. Critical thinking is also somehow "off the charts." Judging by your posts, you're also part of this lost generation. Yes, not everything is perfect in our country, but even there it's very far from ideal, and Hollywood movies... are just a fairy tale and nothing more, wishful thinking. People like you are led by images, not by the essence.

[single-n]

In fact, it didn't start 30 years ago, but 230. This admiration for the West dates back to at least the 19th century. Our people longed for Paris and London. In general, I think the USSR was wrong to restrict migration. If our people had seen the real life of working people in Europe, they would have come running back in horror and blocked the door themselves.

[23ronin]

I agree with you, worship of the West has historically become part of our everyday life. Social and economic imbalances are largely to blame, the essence of which the West doesn't understand or hasn't grasped, while we're pushing ahead, aren't we smarter? And this carried over into the Soviet system, too. So much groundbreaking potential remains in blueprints and prototypes. The problem with our bureaucratic rulers is, as the classic wrote, to keep them in check and not let them in, and also the near-endemic theft of those who are allowed access to the state trough and the possibility of going unpunished. London and Israel have embraced all the thieving rabble.

[Mustached Kok]

So, admiration and reverence for the West are also a factor in their cultural influence. The very image of modern life was built in the United States for itself, but through film, books, games, humor, and television, they presented this image to the entire planet. And the entire planet embraced it, because few others had anything of their own to offer.

[Boa kaa]

Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk

A superpower is a state that has overwhelming superiority in political, economic, military, scientific and technical

Previously, they talked about the "combat potential" of a state. But strategy and military operations use an integrating term—"the aggregate power of the state," which includes all these parameters (*political"—only in terms of the stability of the state governance structure and public support for the domestic and foreign policies of the state leadership). Culture? In a broad, indirect sense, probably too. But that's not a given.

[Evgeny64]

According to these criteria, the United States, except in the scientific and technical sphere, does not qualify as a superpower in any way.
Because in politics, they've completely failed, even in the eyes of their satellites. Only their former fears prevent them from openly wiping their feet on their former authority at every little detail. I won't even mention culture; the pitiful movement that does exist, even in the States themselves, is no longer taken seriously as culture.
The economy is suffocating and no longer dominates anywhere, only nominally, according to parameters they themselves have invented, but China has long looked down on them.
Well, there's no need to even mention the military sphere, in light of recent events, Mexico will soon attack them, and they will decide to return Texas

[Andrei from Chelyabinsk]

Quote: Evgeny64

Because in politics they have completely failed.

What, stronger than in Vietnam?:)))))
Of course, they're currently in a slump. But despite this slump, they're still extremely strong politically and still lead the "golden billion." So don't have any illusions about that.

Quote: Evgeny64

I won't even mention culture.

And rightly so. Because the cult of the American dream, coupled with Hollywood, now dominates the world almost completely. Tolerance has been embraced throughout Europe.
The question isn't whether their culture is good or bad. The question is how widespread it is and whether anyone can offer something different. Well, only China can, and then again, it's a superpower itself.

Quote: Evgeny64

The economy is suffocating and no longer dominates anywhere.

Yes, but their suffocating economy is still second in the world and is a leader in a host of areas, including computing, aircraft manufacturing, medicine, and many others.

Quote: Evgeny64

Well, there's no need to even mention the military sphere.

Yes, of course. Why mention the world's second-largest nuclear power with the world's leading air force and navy?

[Evil eye]

>> Tolerance has been embraced throughout Europe.

So that's good. The mass cult of a potential enemy is formatted according to a single model, alternatives die out, and in the long run, this is self-destruction, especially considering the madness of this very "tolerance."

>> their suffocating economy is still the second largest in the world and is the leader in a bunch of areas.

But not in the strategically important (not in nuclear energy)

The problem isn't that the US is doing badly, or not badly enough, but that we don't recognize our advantages and aren't taking advantage of them. Instead of a long-term strategy, we're stuck with short-term reflexes.
>>

[Andrei from Chelyabinsk]

Quote from Evil Eye

So that's good.

In terms of defining a superpower, it is not the "good/bad" assessment that is important, but the fact that it exists.

Quote from Evil Eye

But not in the strategically important (not in nuclear energy)

So what? They have a nuclear industry, albeit weaker than ours, but it's enough for them.

[Evil eye]

In terms of defining a superpower, it is not the "good/bad" assessment that is important, but the fact that it exists.

That's true, but we know of many superpowers and would-be superpowers that failed precisely because of cultural uniformity and political unanimity. Instead of a complex, developed culture, we have ideological dogmas and pressure on the population. It works for a while, but then the effect becomes negative.

They have a nuclear industry, although it is weaker than ours, but it is enough for them.

In terms of superpower power, it is significantly weaker.
That's enough for now, but what about the future? Rising oil prices, "carbon-neutral activists"...

[Andrei from Chelyabinsk]

Quote from Evil Eye

That may be true, but we know quite a few superpowers and candidates for such that have failed

The US is still far from "falling down." They're getting there, but for now they're a superpower.

Quote from Evil Eye

In terms of superpower power, it is significantly weaker.

Excuse me, but how do you measure these "superpower powers"? What units of measurement?
Are you even aware that the US is more than three times as powerful as Russia in terms of nuclear power capacity in MW, and four times as powerful in terms of GWh output?

[Evil eye]

They are heading towards this.

And they're dragging their entire sphere of influence along with them. Both Europe and the Far Eastern tigers. Although, of course, there is cultural influence now; it's undeniable. But this influence also has negative consequences.

How do you measure these "superpower powers"? :)) What units of measurement? :)

I believe you yourself wrote that it's the ability to support all strategically important industries. A modern superpower with an underdeveloped nuclear industry is like a superpower of the early 20th century with a strong cavalry but weak industry. Or a superpower of the mid-19th century with a strong sailing fleet and a weak shipping industry. The prospects are clear.

Are you even aware that the US is more than three times as powerful as Russia in terms of nuclear power capacity in MW, and four times as powerful in terms of GWh output?

It's not just about current production
Nuclear energy is a unique, full-cycle industry, from enrichment to consumption. The US has the capacity, but
1) Enrichment technologies are outdated
2) There are no ideas for cogeneration of heat and electricity in sight
3) There are no attempts to revive the industry using nuclear energy.
4) There are also no attempts to move to a closed cycle, at least at the development level.
5) Logistics and nuclear energy are very poorly combined; there are no high-speed railways of their own, and the railway network is almost completely destroyed, and trams are not being built in the suburbs.
6) Most of the blocks are old and will inevitably be closed down in large numbers, while new ones are being built in small quantities.
7) And the nuclear fleet only exists in the form of certain types of naval combat units. Rickover was removed, and that's where the problems began, but why? Because Rickover was a Russian, and they can't take a step without our people.

[Darkness]

So, maybe only China, well, it itself is a superpower.
What can China offer the world in terms of culture?
Then let's take India. At least they have Bollywood.

[Derbenev Anton]

Nevertheless, the Russian Federation remains a NUCLEAR superpower.

I wonder if a nuclear superpower has ever been bombed every day for 4,5 years?

[Sebastian Aristarkhovich Pereira]

They say she was recently kicked out of Afghanistan, and before that from Vietnam, from Korea...
And now they are kicking him out of the Middle East, even abandoning his bases.
Who? Yes, those Iranians!

[Derbenev Anton]

She was recently kicked out of Afghanistan, and before that from Vietnam, from Korea...
And now they are kicking him out of the Middle East, even abandoning his bases.
Who? Yes, those Iranians!

The Soviet Union, the world's superpower at the time, kicked her out of Vietnam, and Iran, where instead of thieves-bourgeois-traitors there are patriots of their homeland, is kicking her out of the Middle East.

[Sebastian Aristarkhovich Pereira]

And I wrote about a "superpower", not about the USSR.
America has become fat and spoiled, like Ancient Rome, and has come to believe that it can do ANYTHING! It can't!
And Vietnam clearly told her about this, Afghanistan reminded her of this, and Iran affirmatively confirmed it.
Remember the saying "If you walk too fast, you'll rip your pants!" These are the pants that America walks in today.
Russia, however, solves its problems in a complex way, but nevertheless, it solves them differently.
Serious global players cannot help but see this and understand that they will have to put up with this!
The existence of Civilization does not depend on Trump’s wishes, because you can’t argue with objectivity, and it, Objectivity, is different today.
So we look, we analyze, we predict...

[Darkness]

Are you suggesting we give it to an adult? So that the whole world will crumble to dust? I'm not against it.

[Essex62]

They've already started fighting. They've been fighting for several years. So far, they've used proxies and mercenaries for meat and a limited contingent for high-tech modern equipment and operational planning and management. And the fact that we have a loaf of bread doesn't stop them from developing this into a full-scale advance. They're preparing for the early 30s. These aren't empty words. They don't believe a loaf of bread will be used against them.

[Andrey62]

Regarding the “total combat power of the state” – alas, this is true…

You somehow managed to contradict yourself in a short text message.
The first quote and this one: "And as long as we remain strong militarily, it's unlikely anyone will openly launch a war against us. Not even NATO."
So, is it a superpower or not? You're the one who pointed out that it's possible to maintain the technological might of those who fear (as you yourself noted) NATO, which consists of all of Europe, the UK, and the US, while Russia's combat power isn't just a huge pile of nuclear weapons...

[Boa kaa]

Quote: Andrey62

So is it a superpower or not?

Do you have any doubts that Russia is a NUCLEAR superpower?
Americans have no such doubts. Besides, we're slowly but surely emerging from the "goodness" we were driven into in the 90s by Gaidar and his team... led by the "beacon of democracy" Benei, using CIA manuals and Soros's money.
AHA.

[Panin (midshipman)]

Quote: BoA KAA

Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk

We are no longer a superpower.

Andrew,
Regarding the "aggregate combat power of the state"—alas, that's true. But! Nevertheless, the Russian Federation remains a NUCLEAR superpower.
Is this a good thing or not? Well, at least both the US and China are forced to reckon with us... And as long as we remain strong militarily, it's unlikely anyone will openly launch a war against us. Not even NATO.

And in these times, there's no need to interfere openly. What will happen if China stops supplying electronics for drones, for example? Machine tools? Cars? Russia's entire budget depends on trade with China and India.

[Boa kaa]

Quote: Panin (Michman)

Russia's entire budget is based on trade with China and India.

Well, why "all"? A significant portion, yes. But 23-27% of the budget comes from taxes and fees and the domestic market. Do you think others have it better? And why do you think trading hydrocarbons with China and India is bad? Trade has always been welcome. What to trade is another matter... But recently, the share of oil and gas revenues has been declining. We build nuclear power plants, sell weapons, cars, and machine tools (though mostly to Africa and Southeast Asia). But still! The country's budget isn't filled by oil alone.
AHA.

[Boa kaa]

Quote: Panin (Michman)

Russia's entire budget is based on trade with China and India.

Below the line, it reads that we sell them oil, and that's what the budget is based on! Is that really true?
It turns out that it’s not quite like that!

The share of oil and gas in total revenues will be 16,2% in 2027, 16,7% in 2028, and 15,9% in 2029. This is the lowest figure in at least 20 years.
At the same time, the Ministry of Finance significantly increased its forecast for non-oil and gas revenues: From 33,8 trillion rubles in 2027 to 36,3 trillion, and by 2029 to 40,9 trillion. It is this growth, rather than a reduction in absolute revenues from oil and gas, that is largely responsible for the decline in the share.

I understand that a bullet fired after someone convinces no one, but nevertheless, the truth breaks through prejudice and nihilism!
Good luck.

[Alex013]

Andrey, I agree. Even in terms of GDP (though it's not entirely accurate) -
As of 2026, the share of GDP of the USA, Russia and China in the world is as follows:
USA – $30,77 trillion, world share – 26,00%.
China - $19,50 trillion, world share - 16,47%.
Russia – $2,56 trillion, world share – 2,16%.

[man]

Quote: Alex013

Andrey, I agree. Even in terms of GDP (though it's not entirely accurate) -
As of 2026, the share of GDP of the USA, Russia and China in the world is as follows:
USA – $30,77 trillion, world share – 26,00%.
China - $19,50 trillion, world share - 16,47%.
Russia – $2,56 trillion, world share – 2,16%.

But I remember the times when China had economic potential substantially ceded to the Ukrainian SSR... not to mention the RSFSR...

[23ronin]

It’s somehow not very correct that if the US and China were sanctioned in the same way as Russia, where would they be?

[Nikita Che]

Trade with the US and China, and dependence on them for technology, completely negates the desire to impose any sanctions against these countries. Because retaliatory economic measures would be one-sided. Sanctions are only used against third-world countries.

[single-n]

China, by the way, is under sanctions. But it doesn't care about them.

[Panin (midshipman)]

Quote: Single-n

China, by the way, is under sanctions. But it doesn't care about them.

Under which?
They are not supplied with the most modern chips and equipment for their production.
And technology. You can ban them from receiving modern smartphone chips, and then no one will need their smartphones. Even their best processors are inferior to the best Snapdragons.

[single-n]

In 2023, the US imposed sanctions on Chang Guang Satellite Technology for providing geospatial intelligence to the Houthis.
In October 2025, the US added 15 Chinese companies to the list for drone technology supplied to the Houthis, Hamas and other groups.
In May 2024, the US imposed sanctions on 20 companies in mainland China and Hong Kong for supplying Russian military equipment.
In January 2025, the US Department of Defense updated the Chinese Military Companies (CMC) list, adding, among others, Tencent and COSCO Shipping.
The European Union has also periodically included individual Chinese companies and individuals on its sanctions lists, for example, as part of packages aimed at preventing the circumvention of restrictions in other areas.

[Andrey62]

Andrey, I agree. Even in terms of GDP (though it's not entirely accurate) -
As of 2026, the share of GDP of the USA, Russia and China in the world is as follows:
USA – $30,77 trillion, world share – 26,00%.
China - $19,50 trillion, world share - 16,47%.
Russia – $2,56 trillion, world share – 2,16%.

Are you somehow confused or have you been confused?
This same "Andrey from Chelyabinsk" proclaims in his post that a superpower is a combination of many factors, and GDP per capita, especially, is meaningless!!! Moreover, GDP is calculated differently in different countries, and there are many other nuances... Need clarification? The US and China have different figures due to their different populations, while Russia and China have fairly similar ones. And these many factors come from science, military capabilities, and much more... I'm tired of writing the same old story, and I think you'll agree. Think about it yourself.

[ser-pov]

So he's right. We haven't been a superpower for a long time. And since Azerbaijan trades with us, we trade with them too, so what, is Azerbaijan a superpower now?

Financially, yes, we're losing badly, and that's thanks to the "creative labor" of our oligarchic elite. In terms of weapons, we're a superpower because we can destroy the globe several times over... The Yankees could too, if their Minutemen took off. China can't.

[Glagol1]

Aliyev's words shouldn't be overstated. His Azerbaijan is bending over backwards to emphasize its importance. This diagnosis has long been known – an inferiority complex. Our policy in this area should be more robust – every time a dog barks, it should get a punch in the face. This isn't the case now – the dog barks and barks. It's sad that Aliyev could have been a more flexible politician – in this region, it's very important and profitable, but he failed… I'm sure that his intemperate personal ambitions and the favorable economic situation, which he perceived as eternal, prevented this. But this will soon change. Oil and gas production, which accounts for 80% of this country's income, is declining. Relations with Russia are deteriorating, and it seems that trade and all forms of cooperation will also decline. Income will fall – relations with our northern neighbor will no longer improve, things with Iran are not going smoothly, and there will be fewer opportunities to bark. Personally, I'm all for good relations with Baku, but you can't force love—and I wasn't particularly keen. Azerbaijan isn't Iran, Turkey, or Kazakhstan; it won't be around tomorrow—Russia might not even notice.

[Andrey62]

One shouldn't overestimate Aliyev's words. His Azerbaijan is bending over backwards to

A lot of it is just spot on!!!😁👍

[esso]

Mr. Tomato Ilham Aliyev, either out of some kind of resentment or deliberately, decided to declare that there are "only two superpowers" in the world:

"There are two superpowers in the world—China and the United States. There is no third."

Well, you know, the largest country by area, by number of nuclear weapons, with one of the most experienced armies in the world, which actively promotes its interests on the world stage and protects its sphere of influence, apparently can’t be considered a superpower 🤡

Our "dearest partner" Aliyev should open a dictionary and read what "superpower" means.

[Kmet]

Incidentally, the criteria that define any country as a superpower are interesting. The criteria in effect before 1992 are no longer valid today. This is the starting point for anyone making claims about assigning "superpower" status to any country on planet Earth.

[Staal]

For some reason it seems that this is not so bad, in relation to Russia.

[HAM]

It seems to me that you are right...the number of sticky ones will somehow decrease, although there will probably be others.

[carpenter]

Quote: HAM

It seems to me that you are right...the number of sticky ones will somehow decrease, although there will probably be others.

There are too many hangers-on from Azerbaijan in Russia, and they feel too free. Isn't it time to put a stop to them?

[napalm]

Quote: carpenter

Quote: HAM

It seems to me that you are right...the number of sticky ones will somehow decrease, although there will probably be others.

There are too many hangers-on from Azerbaijan in Russia, and they feel too free. Isn't it time to put a stop to them?

It's practically impossible. The most important of them are the Mountain Jews.

[Valery Demchenko]

It's high time to do this. And not only with Azerbaijan.

[YES UZH]

The Azerbaijani mafia should have been expelled long ago to make Azerbaijan great. And that starts with Novosibirsk. Even Solzhenitsyn, returning from the USA via Vladik across the country, stopping in major cities and meeting with ordinary people, was shocked and perplexed by the antics of this diaspora in Novosibirsk. Since then, the situation has worsened significantly.

[man]

Quote: HAM

It seems to me that you are right...the number of sticky ones will somehow decrease, although there will probably be others.

There already are... and much larger and more voracious ones...

[Tagan]

Aliyev stated that there are only two superpowers in the world. According to Aliyev, these are China and the United States.

And Azerbaijan. I probably forgot.

[kind]

Quote: Tagan

Aliyev stated that there are only two superpowers in the world. According to Aliyev, these are China and the United States.

And Azerbaijan. I probably forgot.

[man]

Quote: Tagan

Aliyev stated that there are only two superpowers in the world. According to Aliyev, these are China and the United States.

And Azerbaijan. I probably forgot.

He does this out of modesty.

[Andrey62]

And Azerbaijan. I probably forgot.

When you're a nobody and nowhere, and your opinion isn't of interest to anyone, but you still want to be seen as a "partner" like a snob, then you can say something like that... The empty-headed speech didn't have any effect...

[Pur Navolok]

The opinion of this rhinoceros, a Turkish doormat, is very "valuable" for Russians.

[private person]

The opinion of this rhinoceros, a Turkish patsy, is very "valuable" for Russians

Well, probably if what he said wasn’t true, he would have been afraid to say it.

[Geo73]

This bird sings from someone else's notes

[hagen]

Quote: private person

Well, probably if what he said wasn’t true, he would have been afraid to say it.

Are you saying Aliyev is the most truthful president in the world? Not at all. He lies as much as anyone else in the Middle East, because it goes unpunished and uncondemned according to centuries-old traditions. It's just that they don't call lies outright lies. Which doesn't change the essence of their mendacity. So they're not afraid to lie, nor are they afraid to kneel before those who are stronger than them.

[private person]

Are you saying that Aliyev is the most truthful president in the world?

Should I say that Aliyev is the most truthful president in the world? God forbid. I mean, he's not afraid to say such things; he's completely lost all fear, just like many others, when it comes to Russia. If only one of these "brave souls" were punished so that others wouldn't dare yap at Russia. And there's a suitable candidate and a pretext to tear Ukraine to pieces. Everyone would shut up in a flash.

[man]

Quote: private person

And there is a suitable candidate and a reason to tear the country to pieces.

What does Ukraine have to do with this? Is Aliyev Ukrainian?

[private person]

What does Ukraine have to do with this? Is Aliyev Ukrainian?

This is a good opportunity to show what Russia can do with “non-brothers”.

[man]

Quote: private person

What does Ukraine have to do with this? Is Aliyev Ukrainian?

This is a good opportunity to show what Russia can do with “non-brothers”.

Let's face it, what we did in February 2022 was a mistake, which, as we know, is worse than a crime. Putin indirectly acknowledged it by firing several intelligence generals at once, and it could have been quickly corrected if not for the West, damn it! But what can we do now?
It is even more stupid to replicate such errors...

[private person]

Let's face it, what we did in February 2022 was a mistake, which, as we know, is worse than a crime.

Aren't you afraid to say this out loud? Many people think so but don't speak out for fear of being charged under the Criminal Code.

[man]

This is my personal opinion, I am not forcing it on anyone and I am not saying this for the sake of advantages, but to warn hot-blooded youth from making mistakes in the future.

[Essex62]

Our land is outskirts, we can't turn it into dust. But a downy feather bed and a southern Russian girl, that's just the thing.

[hagen]

Quote: private person

What I mean is that he's not afraid to say such things.

Irresponsibility in politicians' statements isn't courage, but rather emotional intemperance, which does more harm to his country than it does to the author. For me, Aliyev isn't the kind of figure whose speeches could upset me. He's far from Xi... He's simply a trading partner—if it's profitable for us, we buy; if not, we ignore it under a plausible pretext. Azerbaijan is too small (its place in our trade turnover is smaller than ours in his) to make Russia twitch at every sneeze from its president.

[Sebastian Aristarkhovich Pereira]

It's the usual "dreuny beautiful abichai"—the "subtle East." A time lag, so to speak. Russia is going through difficult times today, but this is precisely because certain superpowers decided they could try to rule the world without it. They brought in Ukraine as a problem, but they miscalculated. Russia isn't dealing with Ukraine today; it's dealing with the objective side.
Everything has become clear and understandable to many, all the serious players have drawn their conclusions, and all the howling about Russia's role in the world is coming from the micro-stinkers, whose existence on earth does not at all depend on their desire to exist.
They themselves do not decide absolutely anything, except for the information noise that sounds like a bell at the command of their next Breadwinner.
They look like little crabs that hide near the turtle's anus and feed accordingly.
After the global status quo is restored, after the order defined by Russia is accepted, they'll shut their mouths and dream that no one will remember them and that their stinking howl will be quickly forgotten. But in vain, as the saying goes, the internet remembers everything, but history remembers everyone!

[Essex62]

When is the status quo expected to be restored? Who's supposed to put the crabs in the pot? The children, the grandchildren?

[Sebastian Aristarkhovich Pereira]

Only time will tell when it comes to restoring their status. This isn't a game of "score," after all; the stakes are entirely different.
If you remember, last century the entire RSFSR was in a mess, and then for half a century everything was 50/50. So there's no need to rush history; it will put everything in its place.
The most incorrect thing is to try to draw centuries-old conclusions from momentary photographs and draw a long-term process with a simple pencil.

[Essex62]

Is this when the RSFSR was put into a pot? I take it you were referring to the size or something? Could you please elaborate on the period?

[Sebastian Aristarkhovich Pereira]

I'm talking about this period:

".....In March 1918, Anglo-French-American troops landed in Murmansk.
In April, Japanese troops were in Vladivostok.
In August, English, French, American, Italian, and Serbian troops were in Arkhangelsk.
In the autumn of 1918, approximately 5/6 of Russia's territory from the Volga to the Pacific Ocean came under the control of anti-Bolshevik forces..."

[Essex62]

Intervention and the Civil War. Well, that's understandable. How old was the RSFSR, and how could it have been avoided? They always pick on us when we're weakened. There's a reason for that. They eventually kicked us out.

[Sebastian Aristarkhovich Pereira]

Now we'll knock it out.
So it’s in vain that Chief Tomato Aliev is so hasty with conclusions!

[YES UZH]

Ilham couldn't hold back and kicked Leopold.

[foxes]

Because he knows that it is absolutely safe and has no consequences.

[Sergei S]

Quote: private person

Well, probably if what he said wasn’t true, he would have been afraid to say it.

And fools are not afraid of some things because they do not understand the consequences.

[private person]

because they don't understand the consequences.

And will there be these consequences?

[spectr]

This isn't for Russians. This is for his own citizens. He essentially declared that the country is changing course and explained why in one sentence. And then let everyone figure out for themselves why it's kosher to be friends with a superpower, but not so kosher with Russia, for example.
Well, our scribblers brought his phrase up for discussion in order to “raise a wave.”

[Ślązako]

Naja, nach den Zusammenbruch der UdSSR ist Russland für mich auch keine Supermacht mehr, aber eine bedeutende Macht immer noch.
Nach seinen Ranking die Nummer 3 würde ich sagen, noch vor Frankreich und Großbritannien.
Wenn die EU aber wirklich ein Staat wird und eine Armee hat, dann wird's nicht mehr für Platz 3 reichen.

[MichIs]

And what is the EU? A pack? A pack of puny, loser jackals, gathered together by more cunning animals to later use as cannon fodder against Russia? The Poles, scoundrels who even write here in the language of their masters, the Germans, like you, are especially notorious for this idiocy. But don't be fooled—we will be more than happy to press the red button to destroy the field when the time comes, and we'd like that time to come as soon as possible.

[Ślązako]

And who are you?

...
Na und, sei froh das ich aus den Zentrum von Europa pro russische Positionen habe!!!
Sollte die EU wirklich ein Staat werden, was nicht im Interesse der Bürger und der Staaten ist, dann muss man das auch ernst nehmen.

[MichIs]

I am RUSSIAN and I am proud of it!
Remember, we, Russia, are the ones who divided you four times when we wanted. We are the ones who installed your throne of Polish kings as a toilet for our queen. We are the ones who prevented the German and other European fascists from completely destroying you through murder or castration. We are the ones because of whom you now have Selisia, Danzig, and South Prussia. Enough, or shall I continue, Polish jackal?

[Ślązako]

Erstens Kollege bleibe mal bei den Fakten: wer hat den polnisch russischen Krieg 1920/21 gewonnen?
DIE POLEN!!!

zweitens? Was meinst du was "Ślązak" bedeutet? Ich gebe dir einen Tipp: ich bin kein Pole!

Drittens, was bedeutet ihr? Katharina die Große war Deutsche. 1772 / 1793 und 1795 war wie: drei Deutsche Länder gegen Polen!!!
Preußen, Österreich-Ungarn und Russland unter Katharina.

Und die sogenannte "Oktober Revolution" hat Russland jüdisch gemacht. Lenin Jew, Trotzki Juden und viele mehr. Ich bin auch nicht davon überzeugt, dass Stalin Judenfrei war.
Communismus ist im Klartext: JUDENTUM FÜR NICHT-JUDEN!!!

...
warum so polemische Antwort?

[Andrey62]

I am RUSSIAN and I am proud of it!

Good answer, and it is necessary to enlighten those who know little!!!

[man]

And who are you?
You should go away... I feel sick without you.

[Ślązako]

Dawaj do Doktor i gawari do niego: Я хоччслилей

[YES UZH]

I hope the doctor doesn't give you a bucket-sized enema to flush out the attic in your head.

[Ślązako]

Denk dir eine eigene Metapher aus, um mich zu besiegen.

[man]

You apparently haven't read Pushkin, namely:
"I, of course, despise my fatherland from head to toe - but I am annoyed if a foreigner shares this feeling with me."
I'm not as categorical as Alexander Sergeyevich, but I have similar feelings. I hope you understand.

[Ślązako]

Dobry Wieczór,

Ich muss gestehen, dass ich Puschkin nicht gelesen haben. Ich weiß, russische Literatur ist gut.

Als Schlesier stehe ich zwischen den Deutschen und den Polen. Literarisch habe ich es aber mehr mit Nietzsche und Schopenhauer.

Ich kann dir beim Puschkin Zitat nicht folgen. Erkläre es mir!

[Ślązako]

Ich kann dir soviel sagen, dass ich Russland nicht verachten kann. Ich weiß also nicht was du meinst!

[bars042]

Why are you answering him, and in your native language at that?
He understands Russian, but prefers to answer in supposedly “his own” language.
Are you sure he's from abroad and not from some backwater?

[MichIs]

Did I write something wrong? I wrote everything correctly. As the saying goes: repetition is the mother of learning. Let both the Poles and the Podzhopkins repeat. P.S. Now, with the help of Yandex and Google Translate, everyone is a polyglot.

[bars042]

using Yandex and Google translators

And do they work in reverse?

[Ślązako]

You know, Russian is a beautiful language, ...

...
Für mich ist antworten auf deutsch oder Englisch besser, ...
Ich sage euch Russen so: es stehen hier im Westen viel mehr auf eurer Seite als ihr denkt.

Best Regards

[Staal]

/Aliyev tries to emphasize that he does not consider Russia a superpower/
I think the conclusion is not entirely correct, he does not try to emphasize this.

[Skameri]

We lost our superpower thanks to the communists. It will no longer exist.

[man]

Quote: Skameri

We lost our superpower thanks to the communists. It will no longer exist.

There are no Tatras for you

[single-n]

It's strange. It seems like the communists are the ones who made it a superpower. But the effective owners screwed everything up... But then there are 500 types of sausage and chewing gum with jeans.

[Essex62]

Holy shit. They tore down socialism and the Soviet regime that built this superpower, turned it into a raw materials appendage, and then blamed us. They're giving people a massage for that kind of face, even in polite society.

[Alf]

And Aliyev didn't include Azerbaijan among them??? Wow, what self-criticism...

[_DD_]

The key sign of a superpower is sovereignty, and Russia has it, but Aliyev has no idea about it.

In any case, it sounds like an assessment of whose dick is thicker and who he is going to take it from: China or the USA

[Nemchinov Vl]

Quote: _DD_

The key feature of a superpower is sovereignty, and Russia has it.

What's the problem with that? It's that she can't even sell it on her own. their assets abroad, arrested or sanctioned? Without permission from the US Financial Services Authority for assets... Just the day before yesterday, I was sending a friend a link about Lukoil assets in the EU (and beyond)...

[_DD_]

And what is the connection between Europe's suicidal policy of stealing Russian assets located abroad and Russia's sovereign policy?

Russia was regularly threatened with sanctions, the shutdown of Swift, and the seizure of assets found in Europe and the United States if Russia did not comply with the West's wishes.

All these levers of pressure did not work very well and the Russian Federation continues to achieve its goals.

Regarding assets, it’s generally very funny, it’s a very deep rabbit hole, half of the prohibitions on interaction with the Russian Federation that the same Europe itself writes out, and itself cancels by writing out certificates, amendments and exceptions, turning all these sanctions into surrealism

The US, with its bans, also falls into this same cesspool. It seems they banned themselves from buying enriched uranium back under Biden, but they continue to buy it anyway, even after the "Hellish Sanctions" law.

So it's no surprise that Russian companies are getting rid of their remaining, not yet stolen, assets abroad, because it's impossible to do business there. It's like coming to a mental hospital with a serious business proposal where people have chronic, incurable problems with their heads.

[paul3390]

And I thought it was Azerbaijan and Türkiye...

[poquello]

"But for some reason, despite all his lists of strategic, economic (and who knows what other) partnerships with China and the United States, Azerbaijani businessmen choose Russian markets."
They need to be removed from the Russian market gradually.

[Essex62]

Why so quietly? Loudly, with noise and dust. Let them slap the rhinoceros with their hands when they end up home with their bare bottoms. Anyone who doesn't will go to jail under Russian law.

[poquello]

Quote: poquello

They need to be removed from the Russian market gradually.

Quote: Essex62

Why so quietly? Loudly, with noise and dust. Let them slap the rhinoceros with their hands when they end up home with their bare bottoms. Anyone who doesn't will go to jail under Russian law.

"slowly" has 4 meanings, in this case "slowly, without rushing",
Why "slowly"? Because there are so many of them here. If there are too many at once, it will start to disrupt the established micro-trading relationships, and you'll be running around the city, for example, looking for vegetables.

[Essex62]

I won't, I have them in my garden beds.
There's no point in dragging it out; if they band together one by one, they'll find passages to the werewolves in the offices; they're no strangers to dynamite from towers.

[poquello]

Quote: Essex62

There's no point in dragging it out if they unite one by one and find ways to reach the werewolves in the offices.

They had already found the way to the werewolves long ago, so they slowly and carefully

[Essex62]

Who will do this if all the passages are blocked by them? Death squads?

[poquello]

Quote: Essex62

Are all the passages blocked by them?

Where are such conclusions from?

[Essex62]

You yourself wrote that they found solutions long ago.
And what will change if we slowly uproot them? Such actions should be like a military operation. Suddenly, all of Chechnya will be in the steppes of Kazakhstan. Just a historical example. But you can drag out liberal snot for decades, with zero results.

[poquello]

Quote: Essex62

And what will change if we slowly uproot them?

Quote: Essex62

I won't, I have them in my garden beds.

nothing for you, but not everyone has a garden

[Essex62]

We managed without Turkish tomatoes for a while, and it seemed like there was no problem.

[poquello]

Quote: Essex62

We managed without Turkish tomatoes for a while, and it seemed like there was no problem.

yeah, Azerbaijani (AKA Turkish)

[Jsem_CZEKO68]

Není důležité, kdo pole sebe určuje, kdo je supervelmoc. Mnohem důležitější je, umět se postarat o bezpečnost své země. Také není možné nazývat supervelmocí stát, který veřejně okrádá jiné státy, napadá druhé vojskem, unáší presidenty jiných zemí, aby mohl krást a loupit. Vždy se to na něco svede, co je úkolem CIA. Takto se supervelmoc nechová, je to teroristický stát, na který by měly být uvaleny sankce, včetně jejich slepých podporovatelů, pane Alijev.

[Jsem_CZEKO68]

It doesn't matter who defines themselves as a superpower. It's far more important to be able to ensure your country's security. A state that openly robs other countries, invades other countries with its army, and kidnaps presidents of other countries for the purpose of theft and robbery cannot be called a superpower. It always comes down to the fact that this is a CIA mission. This is not the behavior of a superpower; sanctions should be applied to a terrorist state, including its blind supporters, Mr. Aliyev.

[MichIs]

Since the times of the Russian Empire, and especially the USSR, Azerbaijanis have spread throughout Russia. But unlike other peoples who also arrived in Russia, such as the Germans (the so-called "Baltic Germans" and "Volga Germans"), they did not engage in honest productive labor. They primarily engaged in trade, speculation, and related organized crime (of course, with the help of our Russian corrupt officials and law enforcement agencies—through bribes and payoffs—this is their Asian way of doing business). And with their accumulated capital, they attempted to gain control of certain strategic facilities and areas through criminal means. Some believe they did this with the participation of the authorities of Azerbaijan, which, in turn, were controlled by Turkey, the United States, and Israel. They also began to put a spoke in Russia's wheel by sponsoring Ukraine. Therefore, the Azerbaijani diaspora has recently been clamped down on, and their criminal leaders have been jailed, where they rightfully belong. Accordingly, the Azerbaijani authorities didn't like this, including this rhinoceros, Aliyev. But he's taking a huge risk, I tell you. And I wouldn't give two kopecks for his life in five years.

[Jsem_CZEKO68]

Moc děkuji za trochu historie, kterou jsem neznal. Jak vidět, vše do sebe zapadá.

[Jsem_CZEKO68]

Thank you very much for the information I didn't know. As you can see, it all fits together.

[YES UZH]

For the most part, they were sent by the local mafia, with compensation and support from the diaspora. Almost no one came here on their own from comfortable, warm Azerbaijan. Successful, urban, cultured people practically never come here from there. They're sent from the villages to develop criminal businesses in foreign territories, develop solvent markets, put down roots locally, and establish corrupt connections. Under the guise of fruits, vegetables, and Turkish junk, they build up their trade. On the spot, they engage in activities prohibited inside Azerbaijan, earning cash without paying taxes—to put it mildly, they're parasitizing on our people. It will only make it easier and safer to breathe.

[Grits]

It depends on what point of view you look at it from.
If it's economic, then yes – China and the US are unrivaled. Even India has pushed us aside. We're no longer a superpower here.
If in politics, then we still have a certain weight and here we are clearly in the top five or even three.
But if we look at the military, and especially as a country that possesses nuclear weapons on par with the United States, then here we remain a superpower.

[Uncle lee]

Quote: Gritsa

a country that possesses nuclear weapons on par with the United States, then here we remain a superpower.

You can't argue with that...But everything else is questionable.

[Andrey62]

It depends on what point of view you look at it from.
If it's economic, then yes – China and the US are unrivaled. Even India has pushed us aside. We're no longer a superpower here.

Have you seen many American products around the world? I've traveled to various countries on business and rarely encountered any American products, even in the US itself. They almost always have Chinese products, but they're high-quality, not the same as what they bring to Russia, and the same goes for Europe. I think RBC magazine wrote about 15 years ago that the Chinese are unhappy, and that Russian businessmen sometimes knowingly buy low-quality products... There are many reasons, of course, but buying there and in Russia gave me the opportunity to compare. So, if you think about and approach any issue holistically, as you write, "...depending on your perspective..." The devil is in the details. 😄☺️

[poquello]

Quote: Gritsa

If it's economic, then yes—China and the US are unrivaled. Even India has pushed us aside. We're no longer a superpower here.

"A monk saw a turtle crawling in the garden of Ta-sui Monastery and asked the teacher: "All creatures have bones covered with meat and skin. Why is this creature's meat and skin covered with bones?" Master Ta-sui took off one of his sandals and covered the turtle with it."

Well, Makak's followers have gathered here with a remake of a song about Russia's economy being torn to shreds.

[kill the fascist]

None of us give a damn what this big-nosed Jewish scumbag thinks about Russia.

[sasha_cho]

The last thing we need is to listen to this Azerbot, it's a Turkish gasket

[orsker]

There are smart people among state leaders. Aliyev is not among them.

[Shumi2010]

Well... the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also needs to emphasize that Azerbaijan is crap.

[Div Divich]

I don't mind that China is stronger than Russia.
In Russia, factories are closing, while in China, new ones are being built.

[man]

Quote: Div Divich

I don't mind that China is stronger than Russia.
In Russia, factories are closing, while in China, new ones are being built.

I'm tired of being happy for China.

[Div Divich]

If you don't want to, don't rejoice.

But China's example suggests that it doesn't matter whether a country is capitalist or communist, as long as people aren't forgotten and there's a development plan in place. The more production there is, the better off the people are.

China keeps its currency exchange rate low to export more goods abroad. Meanwhile, our country keeps its currency exchange rate high so that oligarchs can earn high ruble income from petrodollars, while the population suffers due to inflated prices for imported goods.

[man]

Quote: Divy Divych

If you don't want to, don't rejoice.

I don't want to and I'm not happy. Why should I be happy about another country's success? I want to be happy for its!
I barely found your comment. Something's been going on with the comment notification since yesterday, throwing it all over the place. Is this happening to everyone, or just me?

[Div Divich]

Pages don't always load, but links to comments work fine.

[man]

Quote: Divy Divych

The links to comments work fine.

I don't have one.

[oleg_627]

Not only are we not a superpower, but we'll soon cease to be considered a strong one. Threats and all sorts of red lines over the past five years have greatly disappointed even our own people, not to mention the entire world. Even Iran, which is much weaker than us, has positioned itself in a very tough position, making almost everyone afraid. And with our chatterboxes, you can do whatever your heart desires.

[501 Legion]

Russia has allowed these guys to bark at it too much. That's why they don't care. But really, if you take away the nuclear arsenal, it's a fact.

[Nikita Che]

It's hard to be a superpower when almost all your neighbors shy away from you like you're a leper. With an economy roughly the size of Italy or New York State, and providing the world with nothing but fossil fuels, maybe Europe or Asia use Russian software, communications, industrial equipment, and CNC machines? What about household appliances, which affect everyone? Nobody seems eager to drive a Zhiguli or UAZ with a manual transmission (a real bummer), either. Especially at the price of a Toyota or Volkswagen. Maybe the world flies our civilian planes and sails the oceans on our ships? That's a nonsense, too. Whatever you touch in the civilian sector, only a bottle of vodka is associated with the Russian Federation at a casual level. A political regime where an old man sits surrounded by guards until they carry him out feet-first also doesn't appeal to many. Nuclear weapons, well, they exist. North Korea and Pakistan also have them, and their people live below the poverty line.

[Essex62]

Old men have been sitting in power everywhere, ever since power stopped being passed on by inheritance. The main thing is what this old man does. We had a younger one not long ago, and we're still dealing with the consequences.

[Andrey62]

With an economy roughly the size of Italy or New York State, and providing the world with nothing but fossil fuels.

So, you're proposing to shut down oil and gas development and just start building factories? An oil gusher will gush out in your backyard, but you'll plug it, and you won't even bother digging up a camberlite pipe—they're diamonds, and we don't need that—so you'll go work as a mechanic? The US has more than three times the population of Russia, and a smaller territory, yet they don't give up on natural resources, like many other countries... There's no need to repeat stupid quotes specifically about Russia. It's just as stupid as the idea that Russians can't soak up vodka and chase bears, and all those other stupid clichés from Hollywood movies about the USSR and Russia. Be smart, clichés aren't always true...

[matwey]

We have established strategic partnerships with China and America. A declaration on comprehensive strategic partnership was signed with China. A Strategic Charter was signed with the United States. These are the world's two superpowers; there is no third.

He signed it, so he signed it. The words from the TV series "Magic Plot" come to mind. "Could you lick my ass so loudly?"

[avatar123]

So, overpowering about 5 pieces.
USA China Russia EU...maybe India.
and the most economically powerful are the USA and China.
In military terms, the USA, Russia and China.

[Incvizitor]

He forgot about his Turkish owner, although no one cares what this bug thinks.

[Scientist_]

Quote: Skameri

Lost their superpower thanks to the communists

This is the "merit" of the anti-communists.

[hector]

Quote from Scientist

Quote: Skameri

Lost their superpower thanks to the communists

This is the "merit" of the anti-communists.

And the communists, first of all, were the ones who wasted both their power and their state.

[Essex62]

So, were we supposed to wipe out our fellow citizens in a country with developed socialism? Like in the first half of the 20th century? Organize and start wiping out the Soviet bourgeoisie, those on whom the counter-revolutionaries relied? To preserve power. And was it really that easy to do this to your former neighbors, colleagues, and classmates? Was it easy for a Soviet citizen? Not a peasant enraged by lice and bloodshed in the trenches of WWI, but a normal Soviet citizen, against fellow "Soviet" people?
Your people have already brought the state down to the ground. This has nothing to do with us. Before the traitor's arrival, the USSR stood firm in the world.

[hector]

Quote: Essex62

That is, we were supposed to kill our fellow citizens in a country with developed socialism....

This is a stream of consciousness.
Doesn't the idea of ​​a massacre ever occur to you? Is the normal work of law enforcement, in accordance with the existing laws, not in favor?

Your people have already brought the state down to the ground. This has nothing to do with us.

It was the communists and Komsomol members who tore the country apart.

[Essex62]

How else can we stop the creeping counterrevolution and the coup from above? Only by force. What the hell are law enforcement agencies? The country is divided between those who are for profiteering and emergency situations and those who are against. And most of all, there are those who don't give a damn. And the counter-revolutionaries were sitting in all the security forces' offices. Even in the most important one.

These weren't communists or Komsomol members, that's the problem. They were the real counter-revolutionaries. A party card in your pocket doesn't make you a communist. A communist is a speculator... a madhouse.

[hector]

Quote: Essex62

Communist speculator...madhouse.

If the communists recruited counter-revolutionaries into their ranks, no one but themselves is to blame. While in the beginning they only recruited the worthy, after the 70s they took in anyone and everyone.

[Essex62]

Well, that's a question. You can't get inside a person's head. They seem right, but their thoughts are something to snatch. Some impatient ones were purged if they got caught, but most stayed in power until their time. They monetized their power.

[uralex]

Well, let Aliyev read "The Three Musketeers," it's also about a superpower, and not a word about Azerbaijan...

[Graz]

This mountain shepherd has been asking for rudeness for a long time, and why does the Kremlin tolerate him? All his hangers-on should have been kicked out of our country long ago, with the complete confiscation of their property.

[Zaurbek]

Firstly, he's right; secondly, Russia has no policy for its neighbors. Neither good nor bad. And its neighbors have no conditioned or unconditioned reflexes toward Russia.

[Andrey Mishin]

We need to analyze our economic relations with Azerbaijan and how beneficial or disadvantageous they are for us. We can produce tomatoes and other fruits and vegetables ourselves.

[Fool]

Roughly the same arguments were pushed on the people before the collapse of the USSR.

[Essex62]

The USSR didn't collapse, but rather underwent a change in the socio-political system. The breakaway of the buffer republics, fueling separatism and nationalism, was part of the ongoing coup. The USSR didn't collapse on its own; it was deliberately brought down. By the late 80s, the economic integration of the center with the outlying regions was very high. It was an excellent opportunity to slow down industry, sever sectoral ties, and create artificial shortages. Sabotage.

[IVZ]

I wonder if China and the US are also paying attention to Mr. Aliyev's statement from Azerbaijan? It's right next to that, what's it called... ah-ah, Armenia. Right?

[Fool]

That he offended his beloved Turechina... Although he is right, of course, you can’t argue with that.

[Yustas201a]

Unfortunately, at the moment it is right.

[MichIs]

Especially if you look at the size of the national debt, then yes, we're not among the top "superpowers." The US is unrivaled, then Britain, Germany, Poland, and... Greater Luxembourg.

[faiver]

On the one hand, he's right, but on the other hand, who among us cares about his opinion?

[hector]

Azerbaijani businessmen are choosing Russian markets. Are they not heeding Mr. Aliyev's "superpower" standards?

This "good" is simply not allowed into the superpowers.

[commbatant]

Aliyev tries to emphasize that he does not consider Russia a superpower

Well, Russia is ending its military presence in the South Caucasus in the next five years at the most. Russia lost its political influence with the rise of Saakashvili, Pashinyan, and Aliyev Jr. to power in the region. Economic projects are almost nonexistent. The Georgian, Armenian, and Azerbaijani diasporas in Russia work for themselves and their respective countries, providing no benefit to Russia. With Russia's withdrawal of its military base from Armenia and the termination of the South Caucasus Railway (SCR) concession (apparently early) in Armenia, Russia and the South Caucasus will no longer be connected. Consequently, the diasporas of these countries within Russia will not only be useless (as they are now) but also hostile.
Russia needs to leave the CIS to nullify all agreements with its member countries. If the entire Transcaucasus considers Russia a third-rate country, and considers Turkey, the EU, and the US its friends, then why should Russia recognize, for example, diplomas from universities in the CIS countries?

[Sergei S]

Quote: commbatant

Russia needs to leave the CIS in order to nullify all agreements with countries that are part of it.

They're probably dragging it out until the last minute, hoping that post-Soviet "integration" will somehow improve. As the saying goes, "You can't breathe enough before you die."

[Andrey62]

Well, Russia is ending its military presence in the South Caucasus within the next 5 years at the most.

You haven't thought it through. The current Russian president's term isn't infinite—it's age! And what kind of "hand" will come to power, how it will use it, and what it will do will become clear in about three years or so, then we'll be able to speculate. And the Cold War isn't over yet, and how will it end—a Third World War with nuclear weapons or an alien invasion in November 2026? That's not even the "maximum five years" you mentioned, and a new era of Russian politics will begin...

[commbatant]

Quote: Andrey62

You haven't thought about it at all.

I always think about what I write. I don't force my thoughts on anyone, and I don't strive to please anyone on VO...

[Metallurg_2]

All his rhinos need to be sent home. We need to!

[victor_47]

Modest Aliyev! He didn't include Azerbaijan among the superpowers...

[Sergey Mitinsky]

Yeah, it's kind of a no-brainer what he's thinking.
Azerbaijan is Turkey's trained parrot, America and China are far from them, and the two superpowers it will have to deal with are Russia and Iran.
Also two, but real ones

[Valery Demchenko]

The regime of this so-called president is still holding 13 Russian citizens in pretrial detention on trumped-up charges.

[Novosibirsk]

It's unclear why they surrendered Karabakh back in 21.

[commbatant]

Quote: Novosibirsk

It's unclear why they surrendered Karabakh back in 21.

The Armenians didn't need him, and Pashinyan (like Gorbachev) didn't need him to "hang out nicely"...

[Novosibirsk]

I'm talking about Russia. Why did they let Aliyev run wild?

[commbatant]

Quote: Novosibirsk

I'm talking about Russia. Why did they let Aliyev run wild?

We don’t want to influence Azerbaijan’s foreign policy through its oligarchs and diaspora in the Russian Federation, so why isn’t this question addressed to me?
As for Aliyev himself, his political future and his clan as a whole were saved by the successful war for the NKR (as was once the case with M. Thatcher's "War at the End of the World")...

[Novosibirsk]

Even Iran is perplexed by Russia's policy in the Caucasus.

[commbatant]

Quote: Novosibirsk

Even Iran is perplexed by Russia's policy in the Caucasus.

Personally, I don't care what Iran thinks (it's done enough nasty things to both the Russian Empire and the USSR). Iran has its own interests in the Transcaucasus, and Russia has its own. Currently, Russia is bound to CIS countries by treaties that are unjustified from economic, political, sociological, demographic, security, and other perspectives. Russia doesn't need the CIS; it needs to withdraw from it. All issues can be resolved bilaterally, through the EAEU/CSTO.
Why give preference to oligarchs from the Caucasus, open up the labor market, and recognize the diplomas of citizens of these countries if the Russian Federation has no influence in them?
Neither the United States nor Britain will allow Turkey nor Iran to take control of Transcaucasia...

[Novosibirsk]

Together with Iran we will take it...

[commbatant]

Quote: Novosibirsk

Together with Iran we will take it...

The Russian Federation wants to be like both the Russian Empire and the USSR at the same time, but that can't happen. There are only 150 million of us. Being kind to other peoples at the expense of our own is a luxury at the moment.
Russia cannot control the entire South Caucasus, but it must create a buffer zone in Transcaucasia between Russia and the Turks/Persians. Georgia has already been punished by the loss of its territories and the military base in Abkhazia and the Republic of South Ossetia. Armenia's future is in question; it shares no common border with Russia, making a direct attack on Russia impossible. If Russia were to cease all relations with Armenia, withdraw its military base, and sell its concession rights for the South Caucasus Railway to a third country (before it's too late), it would lose nothing; on the contrary, it would free itself from any obligations to greedy and ungrateful jackals. With Azerbaijan it is more complicated, but there more needs to be given over to Iran; two (the most combat-ready) of the five AKs of the Ground Forces of Azerbaijan are supporting the Russian-Azerbaijani border from the north and northwest, but the downside for Azerbaijan is that as a result of the war for the NKR, Azerbaijan has increased territorially, which means it is necessary to either increase the number and combat strength of the Ground Forces or station foreign military bases on its territory (which may not be expelled later).

[Novosibirsk]

What private? One small base in Armenia is already balancing the situation. If you were in the Foreign Ministry, everything would fall apart.

[commbatant]

Quote: Novosibirsk

One small base in Armenia is already balancing the situation.

What's the balancing act? As a combat unit, it has no impact, a so-called "armed prisoner of war camp." The Armenian army stopped conducting joint combat training with our military base in 2018, joint defense plans have become irrelevant, and its military and troop-carrying units (except for the seconded units) are Soviet junk inherited from the 127th Motorized Rifle Division of the 7th Joint Army of the Transcaucasian Military District of the USSR Armed Forces (which formed the basis for the 102nd Military Base), plus junk brought in from Georgia. 4,000 military personnel would be useful in the Russian Federation, and some combat-ready military and troop-carrying units in Tajikistan. Only the Russian Federation is capable of protecting jackals who are friends with your enemies.

[Novosibirsk]

I say it again: you should be in the mid.

[Novosibirsk]

We already "liberated" ourselves from the "greedy jackals" in 91 and declared that if we live well, then we will live well.
Well, have you lived so long!? It's getting worse and worse.

[commbatant]

Quote: Novosibirsk

We already "liberated" ourselves from the "greedy jackals" in 91 and declared that if we live well, then we will live well.
Well, have you healed!?

Let's put it this way: the former RSFSR earns only for itself and lives on its own money, and has no need for the services of "breadwinners"...

It's getting worse and worse.

Who's worse off? Russia doesn't borrow from any of the former Soviet republics, and Russians don't go to the former republics to work...
It's as if you're trying to prove to me that the RSFSR was better off as part of the USSR than it is now without the USSR. Don't try, it's a lost cause...

[Novosibirsk]

Now I know who you are. Well, it's not the first time. There are plenty of you anti-Soviet types here. You're working on it.

[commbatant]

Quote: Novosibirsk

Now I know who you are. Well, it's not the first time. There are plenty of you anti-Soviet types here. You're working on it.

The elections are over, but you still can't sleep it off. I'm not going to bend to your opinion, so keep your cool...

[Novosibirsk]

Moreover, no one is going to bend to your opinion. You don't need Russia's presence anywhere. Pseudo-Nazi. You're still talking about zones of presence.

[commbatant]

Quote: Novosibirsk

You don't need Russia's presence anywhere. Pseudo-Nazi.

I didn't write about that; it's your invention. If states that exist thanks to Russia do bad things to it, then why would Russia maintain more favorable trade, political, military, and other relations for such a country?
You may be a masochist, that's your business, but what does my country have to do with it...?

[Novosibirsk]

You'll be the first to go to the next front. You've found a smart guy. You've written everything down, even mentioning the USSR. You don't even need to mention it.

[Novosibirsk]

You are not a nationalist, you are a pseudo-nationalist.

[Novosibirsk]

You're fulfilling an agenda that was in place in the late '80s, and they're trying to push the same thing today. We know, we've been there before.

[Novosibirsk]

I don't care... without Iran, there's no access to Africa and no north-south corridor. Gevorgyan talks about this. Well, we listen to the Iranists in the media, whichever they are. At least she... The rest are silent.

[Fishmashin]

No matter what Russia’s rank among world powers, Aliyev is its enemy.
And yes, it’s time for our top brass to stop thinking in terms of the USSR. We are not the USSR and we are not the successor to the USSR, but its pathetic remnant.

[Novosibirsk]

Well, we shouldn't rush to judge our enemies. But the fact is that we're a shambles. Whether it's pathetic or not, but in a number of industries, production has fallen tenfold since the Soviet era.

[Old Operator]

So that's it, Mikhalych! It turns out it's Aliyev who appoints superpowers! And the guys don't even know it.

[bbb]

It doesn't matter what the talking rhinoceros says.

[16112014nk]

What superpower are we talking about? The anti-people government is leading Russia into the "third world".

[ugularn]

Having nuclear weapons doesn't make North Korea a superpower. This applies to the comments above.

[Graz]

but it makes the DPRK one of the few sovereign countries on the planet

[Nikita Che]

Where's the sovereignty there? In the people's poverty and concentration camp conditions without internet? I'd rather live in "occupied" South Korea and Japan and enjoy the blessings of humanity. If the lack of "sovereignty" is a slur against the US and the West in general, an existence within their economic and political model, then you can easily survive it if you're a normal, modern person.

[Graz]

What's stopping you from going south?

[Novosibirsk]

Exactly. But Russia, unlike Korea, is a semi-spherical power, but not sovereign. That's what's offensive.

[Totor5]

Aliyka the Mustachioed is performing in the arena of her circus again... funny.

[snow mountain]

Quote: _DD_

The key feature of a superpower is sovereignty.

He has tomato sovereignty 🍅

[mErLin68]

Micro-Sultan Aliyev is certainly a prophet, but where is he wrong? A vast, sparsely populated wasteland with no significant scientific or technological achievements (unless you attribute it to the USSR or what was hoarded there during years of friendship with the "West," and now China). It's now virtually excluded from the global economy, with the exception of energy and agricultural products. It has no modern commercial automobile industry at all, no regional aviation (what remains of private industry is almost entirely guerrilla-style). It's ruled by the thieving retinue of an aging, cowardly Don Reba, on par with some Portuguese Salazar. Any cultured or educated public fled back in the 2010s. And after '22, most of the technical staff fled. Small and medium businesses, including high-tech ones, have been decimated by tax collectors and local officials. Sure, there's the inherited nuclear baton, which they sometimes shake hysterically. But that's not the only sign of a superpower. The only global political idea is to bomb Ukraine (Europe is out of the question – it's not on the same scale). That's also not exactly a superpower goal.

[Novosibirsk]

They've given up everything in 40 years. Even the tsarist factories are being finished off. Vokhmin, the same ZIL, the Kostroma excavator.

[tarantula]

All that's left is to close Food City and the rest, and that faggot Aliyev's opinion will change.

[Seal]

The two superpowers are Azerbaijan and Armenia?

[Derbenev Anton]

The two superpowers are Azerbaijan and Armenia?

Judging by the size of the diaspora and turnover in Russia - yes)

[Dmitry Smirnov_2]

They simply moved to Russia

[AndreyS]

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated that there are only two superpowers in the world. According to Aliyev, these are China and the United States. The Azerbaijani leader made this statement during a congress of his party.

Another local princeling who will soon be discarded like useless guano...

[Jacques sekavar]

Aliyev believes that there are only two superpowers in the world and Russia is not among them, and he believes correctly, because a superpower is not only defined by its size of territory and military arsenal.

[commbatant]

Quote: Jacques Sekavar

There are only two superpowers in the world and Russia is not among them, and he thinks it is right because a superpower is not only based on the size of its territory and military arsenal.

...Do you think the US and China could withstand so many sanctions while simultaneously conducting strategic military operations? Why are they so afraid of sanctions against each other (even if they're not "hellish" ones)?

[Vasily))]

Aliyev - unlike his father.

[Mark Kalendarov]

It doesn’t matter that the Transcaucasian Turk thinks so.
The trouble is, Russia won't punish him for this opinion. It won't even react...

[Novosibirsk]

But he sees that we're not doing well with Armenia, so he's taking advantage of it. He's also messing around with Ukraine.

[Dmitry Smirnov_2]

How long will they keep flirting with the Aliyevs, Pashinyans, etc.?

[AC130 Gunship]

Well, if you look at the GDP of these countries (calculated in a well-known way, and not using the "Oreshkin method"), then Russia itself, with its GDP roughly equal to Italy's, is not even visible through binoculars.

[Karabin]

Apparently, Aliyev is trying to emphasize that he does not consider Russia a superpower.

Why does he try to emphasize it? He emphasizes it, clearly, boldly, and publicly.
And here's more about the non-superpower status of the Russian Federation.
2015 year
Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Russian President Vladimir Putin denied accusations of Russia's "aggressive" behavior on the international stage and stated that our country does not aspire to the "ephemeral status of a superpower."
2019 Direct Line
"We don't aspire to this status because it implies certain elements related to imposing one's influence on other states and entire regions. We don't want to return to the state of the Soviet Union, when it imposed its way of life, political system, and so on on its neighbors, including the countries of Eastern Europe. This is counterproductive, too costly, and has no historical prospects," he said, answering the question of whether Russia is currently a superpower.

[Novosibirsk]

There are always prospects if there are foundations. But if there is no strength and intelligence, then there are no foundations or prospects.

[Essex62]

The nouveau riche, trading mineral wealth for beads, don't think so. It's not promising, and that's enough. They don't want to be like the Soviet Union. Their kids won't be able to go to Cambridge, they won't be able to buy a ranch in California, or some island in a warm sea. What the hell is a state for?

[Novosibirsk]

Well, even the president himself confirmed - why do we need it, like.

[Essex62]

The Director of All Rus' outlines the concept of one's own sixth quarter, which was formed by the perestroika junta back in the 80s and 90s.

[Novosibirsk]

"Like" in my reel means irony. You didn't get it.

[Essex62]

I understood and continued the thought.

[poquello]

Quote: Karabin

This concept includes some elements related to the imposition of one's influence on other states and entire regions

This is according to political classification, Russia actually did this,...as far as it could do this.

[Novosibirsk]

Only she brought progress. The USSR, at least.

[Taurus1983]

Are we talking about an economic or a military superpower? Militarily, Russia is the world's greatest superpower.

[uber]

I also do not consider Russia a superpower and I do not want it to be one.

[poquello]

Quote: uber

I also do not consider Russia a superpower and I do not want it to be one.

the country with the largest territory in the world cannot be any other way

[uber]

Well, that's what we need to focus on, not pay for school lunches in Asia. And then kick our arrogant neighbors in the ass. But "influence" in the world should be purely economically justified.

[K-50]

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated that there are only two superpowers in the world. According to Aliyev, these are China and the United States.

Does anyone care what this sheeple-head says? Donkeys squeal a lot too, so should we pay attention to them?

[Samoyed]

You can take the president out of the village, but you can never take the village out of the president. (Rephrasing). Strategic partnership? But there's a nuance.

[Novosibirsk]

Well, let's start with the fact that China isn't yet a superpower compared to the US and the USSR. It's unlikely it will ever achieve the same level of importance as the USSR. Besides industry and the military, science, education, and culture were also considered. And in this respect, China has never and never will become a hegemon. The US and the USSR (to some extent) could

[Aleks1956OU]

A little analysis of Aliyev’s reprise.

1. The term "superpower" describes a state that has colossal influence on world politics, economics and culture, and is capable of projecting its power anywhere on the planet.
2. Next, we will define the criteria for states that may fall under this definition.
So, for a state to be considered a superpower, it must have superiority in all six key areas listed below (the so-called “comprehensive national strength”):
2.1. Military criterion: The presence of a powerful nuclear arsenal (“nuclear triad”) and the ability to conduct large-scale military operations on any continent (global projection of power, aircraft carrier fleet, military bases abroad).
2.2. Economic criterion: Huge GDP, leadership in world trade, possession of a global reserve currency and financial influence on other countries.
2.3. Technological criterion: Leadership in innovation, microelectronics, artificial intelligence, space and advanced manufacturing.
2.4. Geopolitical and diplomatic criterion: Leading role in international organizations (UN, IMF, WB), ability to form alliances and blocs.
2.5. Demographic and territorial criterion: Large territory, rich resources and a large, qualified population.
2.6. Cultural criterion (“Soft power”): Global influence of culture, language, way of life, values ​​and education that are attractive to other peoples.
Unfortunately, today there is only one recognized superpower (the USA) and one obvious contender (China) that fully fits all of this.

Due to lack of space and opportunity, I do not include these comparisons.
But, they can be found on the Internet, freely.
3. Let us dwell on Russia in detail.
3.1. Military Status (Superpower-like): Russia possesses one of the world's two largest nuclear arsenals, advanced rocket technology (hypersonic), and colossal combat experience. In military (especially strategic) terms, the Russian Federation is a global giant.
3.2. Territory and resources (Equivalent to a superpower): The largest territory in the world, energy and food independence, huge reserves of raw materials, which makes it a key player in world markets.
3.3. Economy (Not Compliant): Russia's GDP (even in PPP terms) is significantly lower than that of the US and China. The economy is heavily dependent on raw material exports and is under pressure from extensive sanctions. The financial system lacks global reach.
3.4. Technology
(Partially compliant): There have been advances in nuclear energy, space, the military-industrial complex, cybersecurity, and digital government services. However, there is a significant dependence on imports in civilian microelectronics, machine tool manufacturing, and high-tech equipment.
3.5 and 3.6. Geopolitics and Soft Power (Partially Compliant): Russia holds permanent membership in the UN Security Council and plays a leading role in BRICS and the CSTO. It has successfully built ties with the Global South, but its cultural and ideological influence in the West and a number of other regions is minimal.

The bottom line for Russia: Russia is a key pole in the emerging multipolar world (a great power), without which no global security issue can be resolved. However, due to economic and technological limitations, it currently lacks the "comprehensive power" necessary for classic superpower status.

The analysis was done unscrupulously, using neural networks and AI.
Whether this is good or bad, I think it is not for us to judge; for this purpose, Russia has entire analytical centers and institutes, plus an entire Academy of Sciences.
We are humans and we can have a different opinion from AI. 😎

As for Mr. Aliyev, I am sure that it is extremely unseemly, as the president of a state neighboring Russia, on which both Azerbaijan itself and its people also depend, to give such a characterization to a colleague and neighbor.

By the way, from which Azerbaijan actually received its development and independence.

But in our opinion, it's simpler - a cheap act playing to the crowd! 😎😏
After Ukraine, we will have to teach him manners and hospitality.

At the same time, we must strive to bring Russia up to the level of the United States and China.

[opuonmed]

Superpowers are formed by people, and Russia remains a superpower for now, capable of destroying the world. If it loses this ability, it will cease to be considered a superpower, and anyone can do with it as they please, using its resources as if it were a mere raw materials appendage. The loss of superpower status, that is, the ability to destroy the world, will inevitably lead to it no longer being taken seriously. And to destroy the world, you need high technology—we mustn't forget that! But that's not certain!

[avia12005]

Over the past 25 years, Russia has made a concerted effort to shed its superpower status and convince the rest of the world of the same. This goal has been achieved.

[Lynx2000]

Aliyev believes that there are only two superpowers in the world and Russia is not among them

Ugh, from the catchy headline I thought: "The big-nosed one" will declare that the two superpowers are Türkiye and, of course, Azerbaijan?!
He seemed a bit shy.
How many Azerbaijanis trade in China and the USA?

[Igor Belobrov]

So he's got Russia on one flank, Iran on the other. So he's sucking up to the US and China. And at the same time, he's sucking up to Turkey and Israel. While Iran butts heads with the US, and Russia with Bandera-Mazeppa, he's preparing his cover. Otherwise, Iran alone could give him such a slap in the face that he'll be in for a rude awakening. He'll want to reclaim the territories he lost in the 19th century.

[Rybakvitya]

Aliyev felt the power!

[Karl_Richter]

In fact, Russia is not economically influential or strong enough to become a superpower.

[polynet]

Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk

Forgive me, but on planet Earth, in question, Russia has been unable to defeat a country three times smaller in population for five years now, has lost all influence not only on global processes, but even on neighboring countries, and its industry has been driven into a practically complete coma - industrial output has fallen in some places by several times, in others by orders of magnitude.
I'm glad that in your galaxy, Russia is doing well.

Does victory mean killing every Ukrainian at once? Yes, easy, but Russia is conducting its military operations humanely, not like America. There are those among Ukrainians who have always been with Russia. That's why it's taken so long.

[polynet]

Quote: Karl_Richter

In fact, Russia is not economically influential or strong enough to become a superpower.

Depends on how you measure.

[snow mountain]

Quote: paul3390

And I thought it was Azerbaijan and Türkiye...

In his heart he probably thinks so.

[Ivan Kuzmich]

Quote: Anton Derbenev

A very interesting answer. Tell this to 40 million pensioners with a pension of 25 rubles per month, with new utility rates and constantly rising prices. By the way, what is the pension size in decaying Europe and the US? And what is life expectancy there?
And yes, PPP alone doesn't count. Russia ranks 9th overall.

Yes, pensions in Europe are much higher than ours, but expenses there are also much higher than ours.
It would be great to receive a European pension and live and spend this pension in Russia
For example, in the European Union [Lithuania] 1 bottle of refined sunflower oil costs almost as much as 2 of our bottles
Don't be jealous, envy is a sin.

[Vyacheslav Boldyrev]

And in comparison with Russia, Azerbaijan simply doesn’t exist!

[foxes]

First of all, other countries don't walk all over superpowers. And especially not any border states.

[Lisa Kerner-Timoshenko]

Unfortunately, he is right!
Russia still suffers from the consequences of Gorbachev and Yeltsin's policies!

[Skorin]

"Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev declared that there are only two superpowers in the world. According to Aliyev, these are China and the United States." (c) Somewhere in the Kremlin, a short man, but a great "geopolitician," pursed his lips in resentment.

[Fangaro]

A Liev
And who else is still unknown to several countries.
Turkmenistan. Afghanistan. Jordan. Kyrgyzstan.

[Fangaro]

If there are only two powers, then Aliyev is right.
If it is more, then Aliyev will not be among the top 10, but will be among the top 100.

[PavelKosse]

Aliyev believes that there are only two superpowers in the world and Russia is not among them
/////
According to Aliyev, the second "superpower" is, apparently, Azerbaijan..?) Or the first :-)?

But seriously, why are both of these "superpowers" constantly calling the Kremlin for no reason?
Frankly, I don’t want to read more.

[gridasov]

Perhaps he will live to see the moment of truth!

[Eula]

How easy it is to become a hero – just spit on a sick lion. Typical Southern rhetoric.

[redhoodcrow23]

Hello everyone.I see that the words mr.Aliev has ehhh "encouraged"(upset) a lot of people to say their opinion on the matter and i want to say something too.

First he is wrong.While China is economically the most powerful country in the world, militarily it is not,by far,yet.
For the time being China needs Russia specifically its nuclear umbrella among other stuff(left overs of the USSR).
Unfortunately as the situation is developing this will not last.
After Venezuela and Iran It is likely China will develop its own military no longer needing Russia and that will be very unpleasant as Russia is in a very difficult situation and i dont see how it will get out of it, if something does not radically change.
So to put it simply at the moment there is two super-powers on the planet The USA and the CHINESE-Russian alliance but that is only for the moment .As long as Russia continues as it has up until now the moment will not last and then i do not envy russia fate.

Specifically what i wanted to add the most is uhmm how should i put it :
"Takiwa is not in time for communism"
What i have written above was something said about the "deficit" during the communist period specifically In Bulgaria but in others as well.
What want to do is compare it to the world power USA 2026 and some others just for kicks.
So open YouTube and write

Poverty, homelessness and hunger in the united states
Look at the channel invisible people,listen to their stories.
Write living under a bridge or mole people(living in the sewers)
Zombie cities ,Drugs on the streets of usa ,no deficits there.
Student loans specifically( Student Loans | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj | Netflix) ,
healthcare (Man Running Away From Ambulance Perfectly Sums Up America),
vising china for dental work.

Watching all of this the only thing that comes to mind is
""" Takiwa is still in the dark about communism"""
At lest in Bulgaria.Keep in mind it is 2026 and the Ussr collapsed 1991.There is no real rival or enemy of the united states.This is the modern superpower the usa and capitalism is.

Of course some followers of boris yeltzin and his student vladimir putin will come trying to excuse the situation most likely claiming that the usa is for all good against all evil,may god bless america ,and that some sacrifices are necessary for the common good of all mankind ( The United States has been involved in military conflicts for roughly 229 out of its 250 years of existence since 1776,,,Percentage: The US has spent roughly 91% to 93% of its history at war or taking part in armed interventions.)
Simply write homeless Sydney or Toronto.
Just for compartment for those whom complain from the communist period of Russia,THE USSR.

[ZnachWest]

100% .................

[ZnachWest]

Isn't that so? .............

[Sozonov Dmitry]

Aliyev? What kind of devil is this?

[bar]

He is modest and did not mention Azerbaijan.

[anclevalico]

And what's wrong with him? Running a country isn't about making speeches at Valdai or telling fairy tales about killer whales and Pechenegs.

[Ramiz Babayev]

June 17, 2016, St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, plenary session. On the podium next to the Russian president are Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. Speaking about the United States, Putin says: "America is a great power. Today, it is probably the only superpower. We accept this. We are willing and ready to work with the United States." And a little further, for complete clarity: "The world needs a powerful country like the United States, and we do." The only one. Neither China nor Russia are on this list. Six months before St. Petersburg, in January 2016, Putin gave a long interview to the German newspaper Bild. The conversation turned to Barack Obama's words, who called Russia a "regional power," and the Russian president responded: "First of all, we do not aspire to the role of some kind of superpower. That is very expensive and unnecessary. We occupy fifth or sixth place in the world in terms of economic size."
And even a year earlier, in June 2015, at the same St. Petersburg forum, former French Prime Minister François Fillon accused Moscow of aggressiveness. Putin retorted and formulated his position even more sharply: Russia "does not aspire to any kind of hegemony, any ephemeral superpower status." Ten years have passed since the St. Petersburg recognition. What has changed in the balance of power since then, as Putin so candidly described it?
China has grown at a rate few economies have achieved in recent history. In 2016, its GDP, according to the World Bank, was $11,2 trillion—14,7% of the global total. By 2026, according to the IMF, it will reach $20,9 trillion, or 16,5% of the global economy. In terms of purchasing power parity, China has long been the world's largest economy: $44,3 trillion, nearly a fifth of the planet's total production. The Chinese economy has grown by approximately $9,6 trillion over the past decade.
The United States—$32,4 trillion, a quarter of global GDP. Together, the two countries account for 42% of the global economy. That's what lies behind the phrase "there's no third." China's status as a superpower is now recognized by the entire world, including its main rival: in May, on the eve of his visit to Beijing, Donald Trump told reporters bluntly, "We are two superpowers."
Russia's share has grown by only tenths of a percent over the same decade: in 2016, it was 1,7% of global GDP; in 2026, according to IMF estimates, it will be 2,1%. The American economy is 12 times larger than Russia's, and China's is almost 8 times larger.
The forecasts don't promise a turning point. According to the IMF's April estimates, Russia's nominal GDP will remain virtually unchanged by 2031—$2,62 trillion, up from $2,66 trillion today—and Russia itself will move from ninth to twelfth place in the world, behind Brazil, Canada, and Mexico. In its July update, the IMF estimated growth for 2026 and 2027 at 1,1% per year, while the global economy will expand by 3% this year. These figures bear the IMF's signature.
Nothing personal, everything is taken from the public domain.
"Politics is the concentrated expression of economics." V.I. Lenin

[Darkness]

12th place isn't bad either...Although...
Well, what can you do? War eats up so much money!

[newtc7]

Of course. After all, if he'd kidnapped American or Chinese citizens and locked them up in prison to torture them, they'd have done something to him that would make you cry out for a superpower. And yet, for some unknown reason, our elders coddle him like an equal.

[gridasov]

Such statements lack logical analytical justification. Therefore, they can be considered an emotional outburst.

[Sozonov Dmitry]

Who cares about the opinion of this political microbe?

[PVV22121922]

and Russia is not among them

- a logical outcome for the Kremlin.

[Deonnix]

Whether he's right or not, it's a slap in the face, and it's not the first or last. We need more perks and preferences for these proud gentlemen.
Sarcasm, if that.