The concept of a world power is not only economic strength, but also military strength and international status. Although Russia's current economic strength is not as good as that of South Korea, its military strength and international status are among the best in the world. These are beyond Korea's power. More importantly, Russia has a large number of nuclear weapons. Whoever possesses nuclear weapons has the right to speak. Therefore, Russia's voice in the world is not lost to the United States.

When Russia just disintegrated, the domestic economy was dominated by oligarchs due to economic inflation. The Russian economy has lost its vitality. At this time, Russia simply has no ability to confront other countries. So we also saw a very weak Russia. Then later, because Russian President Vladimir Putin came to power, it changed all this and revived Russia. Only in this way can Russia regain its ability to confront other countries.

Putin changed Russia's economic development after he took office. Earned a lot of foreign exchange through a large number of energy exports, and actively improved the living conditions of the Russian people. This has also made the life of the Russian people gradually show signs of improvement. More importantly, Putin has made great efforts to develop military power through the foreign exchange he earned, which has rejuvenated Russia's military power. Although it is far from the strength of the Soviet Union, it is enough to protect itself.

Therefore, world powers not only look at economic strength, but also look at international influence and military influence. These two points are far from being compared with Russia. Because South Korea doesn't even have command. Because its wartime command is in the hands of the United States.