from Azerbaycan 24:

The hive mind, with access to political ears and mainstream media pages, claimed that Russia’s economy was smaller than that of Italy, based on GDP. Reality paints a very different picture. By Kirill Strelnikov RIA NovostiFrom left to right, China’s President Xi Jinping, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa pose for the family photo of leaders of the BRICS. © AP Photo /Eraldo Peres