Cause you can't be a super villain without having a world ending super weapon.
the Russians roll out the Satan 2 missile for testing, well the Americans call it the Satan 2, the Russians have named it the RS-28 Sarmat.
A stealth missile that carries up to 12 mirvs and can destroy a country like France or a state the size of texas in one blow and featuring a 10,000 km range and speeds that far surpass any other ICBM currently in service (mach 20).
Its undetectable, fast, long range and highly destructive and expecting to be available for service in 2 years.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/...troying-France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS-28_Sarmat
The Russians have spent a ton on military equipment, in terms of submarine technology its thought that they've surpassed America with the Borei class Ballistic Missile Sub and the Yasen Class multirole attack sub. In terms of Russian Aircraft the Russians are pushing forward with a 5th generation PAK-50 and in terms of tanks the Russian T-14 could be a equivalent threat to American armor.
How soon until Putin is demanding 1 kagillion gazillion billion dollars?