> It's debatable. Iran and NK weren't as developed as Russia was.
Russia GDP is like Spain, it's not that developed either. It's mostly gaz and wheat, this can be diverted to China, though at a discount of course. Still enough to survive.
Developed as developed, not GDP. Monaco's GDP is miniscule compared to Morocco ( 7 vs 119 billion USD), but you can safely say Monaco is more developed.
Russia GDP is like Spain, it's not that developed either. It's mostly gaz and wheat, this can be diverted to China, though at a discount of course. Still enough to survive.