peace. I would like to correct the reader and your answer a little. For some reason, when they hear the word resources, most people think of hydrocarbons. But this idea is much broader. There are non-ferrous metals, rare earth elements, precious metals and that is exactly what is found in the earth. And if not the majority, then significant reserves of this "good" are concentrated in the territory of the Russian Federation. If we take all this under control, we get a "control share", which gives a lot of leverage over the world economy and "independent" countries in particular. Also, the Russian Federation is the undisputed leader in the field of nuclear energy, and since the demand for electricity in the world is only increasing, it is also a very tasty dish. And most importantly, all this is at hand, not across three oceans and a huge number of borders, but "see through binoculars".