How has Putin TRANSFORMED the Russian ARMY? - VisualPolitik EN

This video is sponsored by NordVPN. Go to or use code VISUALPOLITIK to get 68% off a 2-year plan plus 1 additional month free. The Russian Federation is a country of stark contrasts. On one hand, the vast majority of its nearly 150 million inhabitants live in poverty, but on the other, it is one of the countries with the most international influence. Mother Russia is still a superpower. Of course, that influence comes not from its economic power but essentially from its military power. Because the truth is that, although it continues to trail even further behind the United States, Russia is still regarded as the second great military power. And even today, it is only China that is threatening to bump it down one place in the world rankings.