Premise: Russia ( [ ˈrʌʃə ] [ Россия , Rossiya , rɐˈsʲijə ] ) , also officially the Russian Federation ( [ Российская Федерация , r = Rossiyskaya Federatsiya , p = rɐˈsʲijskəjə fʲɪdʲɪˈratsɨjə ] ) , is a country in Eurasia . The country is one of the five recognized nuclear weapons states and possesses the largest stockpile of weapons of mass destruction . It is permanent member of the United Nations Security Council , as well as a member of the G20 , the Council of Europe , the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC ) , the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation ( SCO ) , the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ( OSCE ) , and the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) , as well as being the leading member of the Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ) , the Collective Security Treaty Organization ( CSTO ) and one of the five members of the Eurasian Economic Union ( EEU ) , along with Armenia , Belarus , Kazakhstan , and Kyrgyzstan .
Hypothesis: Russia is a state.
Label: CONTRADICTION