Putin has delusions that Russia is still a major player in the world, and that Russia should still be treated by other major powers with respect as equals, but those days are long gone and likely will never come back...
Russia's economy is barely in the top 15, less than 1/15th of the US, only slightly higher than Mexico...
2016 GDP:
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1 United States 18,558,130
2 People's Republic of China 11,383,030
3 Japan 4,412,600
4 Germany 3,467,780
5 United Kingdom 2,760,960
6 France 2,464,790
7 India 2,288,720
8 Italy 1,848,690
9 Brazil 1,534,780
10 Canada 1,462,330
11 South Korea 1,321,200
12 Spain 1,242,360
13 Australia 1,200,780
14 Russia 1,132,740
15 Mexico 1,082,430