Meanwhile, in Central Asia, Russia has also successfully pushed back against the United States. In Kyrgyzstan, the pro-Western “Tulip Revolution” of 2005 was supposed to create a pro-Washington administration in the country. ..…

Liberals also imply that the policies and actions of Western powers in Middle East and Central Asia are carried out to defend moral and political values, instead of these values being used as cover to justify imperialist policies and tactics.. ..…

He has used this petro-power to assert Russia’s influence not only through its former empire in Central Asia and Eastern Europe but also in Western Europe, which is heavily dependent on Russian oil and natural gas. ..…