Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs Elena Panina:
“Russia’s entry into the ranking of the“ most powerful countries in the world ”testifies to the recognition of the fact that the desire to isolate Russia and turn it into a“ rogue country ”did not lead to anything. We can talk about the failure of attempts to represent the Russian Federation as a “third-rate” regional power.
Regarding the criteria by which USNews magazine compiled its rating: head of state, participation in international alliances, economic, political and military potential, we can say that in the modern world, Russia’s participation in global international processes determines world politics, and militarily in a number of positions, Russia in general comes first.
However, the determining factor in Russia’s entry into the top three leading powers of the world can be called the leader’s assessment. The influence of Vladimir Putin on world politics today is undeniable.
On the whole, the rating of the American media once again indicates that the era of a unipolar world with the US supremacy has sunk into oblivion. ”