It seems that the very concept of “Russia” (not in this particular article, but in this particular context) is false and part of an established cliché / long circulating misinformation. What is Russia? Is it the Russian Federation? But the Russian Federation is only one of the 15 republics of the former USSR, which was called "Russia" in the West for decades during the Cold War. The economic potential of the USSR was a single coherent complex of the economies of the union republics, and therefore even today it is impossible to talk about ferroalloys from Kazakhstan (for example) and fertilizers from Belarus outside the Russian context.

What then is Russia? As a political entity, Russia is a failed state without a constitution (destroyed in 2020) or even the most important sign of statehood - clearly defined, internationally recognized borders. ("Russia's borders do not end anywhere" - Vladimir Putin). Thus Russia, since the Soviet times, is first and foremost an economic system. A system of consolidation, exploitation and redistribution of resources in the vast expanses of Eurasia. Today it is a borderless "pirate republic" promoting neo-Bolshevik ideas of world domination based on Marxism turned inside out - the idea of enrichment. The rent-based method of enriching the elites in this system makes it extremely attractive. Trade with Russia requires a certain “set of values” from counterparties and these are the main commodities that this country sells on the market. From this point of view, Russia is really important, and economic trade between Russia and the world still matters.