Russia has smaller GDP than Mexico.
Russia is a nuclear superpower and has a larger GDP than Mexico btw. and they’re the third largest oil producing nation on earth, the second largest natural gas producing nation on earth, and the third largest military on earth. OH, and we now have presidential candidates threatening open war with this nuclear superpower over this business which should give you a clue as to just exactly how much is at stake here.
correction: second most powerful military on earth.