Originally Posted by HoosierHawk
Originally Posted by JoeBob
Value of the ruble really doesn’t matter much. They don’t import much of anything. They are food and energy independent.

Russia, of all countries in the world, is the closest to being totally self-sufficient, with little need for imports.

There will always be a global market for their main export - energy.

Canada could be that way, if the government and people chose that route. It has the greatest natural resource per capita wealth in the world.
USA could likewise be totally independent and actually exporter of energy and farm product.