I think they are not doing enough to the world to lead. But US is everywhere and those debt don't affect them because they always have something to propose. I'm not into it, but it's hard for Russia to be the leader. Russians need to improve their relations with the world and this is the most important. I'm a foreigner living here and I see how they act with foreigners, they need just to be more open to the world to improve their economy. And, it's not about leading, it's about improving at least.