Bloomberg: Putin Has Lost Influence In Former Empire

Allies have turned their backs and are forging ties with China, the EU and Turkey.

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin will attend a CIS summit in Tajikistan on October 10, where leaders of member countries will express their support for him. In practice, however, many of them have distanced themselves from the Kremlin because of the war in Ukraine, wrote Bloomberg.

The publication noted that the Kremlin's longtime allies in Central Asia and the Caucasus are forging ties with China, the European Union, Turkey and Gulf states in an effort to protect themselves from further aggression by Moscow. Since attacking Ukraine, Putin has effectively said he is prepared to use force to regain territory that was once part of the Russian empire.

Journalists have written that Russia retains its considerable political, economic and military influence in the region. Particularly because of the millions of migrants who work in Russia and send money home, which helps feed the local economy.

Other countries, however, continue to compete with Russia for influence in the region. In particular China, which has overtaken Russia as the largest trading partner of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, the region's two largest economies.

The EU has also signed a strategic partnership agreement with Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan that includes an investment program worth up to 12 billion euros for transport links, critical raw materials and energy.

Kate Mallinson, a partner at PRISM Strategic Intelligence Ltd. in London, said that since the start of the war in Ukraine, other neighboring countries of Russian Federation have sought to balance their relations with a number of different states to protect themselves from Moscow's influence:

"The lesson Central Asian countries have learned from the full-scale invasion is that Russia is committed to its strategic goals, regardless of the cost."

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