"Russia cannot be considered an economic superpower", said former Latvian Defense Minister Artis Pabriks during the panel discussion titled "Middle Powers in the New World Order" at the 12th Global Baku Forum, APA reports.
He emphasized that Russia has an ambition to become a superpower: "Russia attacked its neighbor in an attempt to become a superpower."
Artis Pabriks stated that he considers only two countries in the world—China and the United States—as superpowers.