That's how much of it broke away. It's literally less than half the size of the old Soviet Union. The United States population is about 330 million. The Russian economy, which was the second economy in the world going into, you know, again, the late 80s and 90s, is now about the size of Italy's economy. You know, it'd be about number 10 or 12 in the world. Look, it's a dangerous state because Vladimir Putin is an able and determined and ruthless adversary. (18:47–18:59)
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