By Natali Moss
One of the consequences of the war against Ukraine was the loss of influence of the Russian Federation in the post -Soviet states. The CPU (organization of the Collective Security Agreement) is actually dismissed, since its members no longer consider Russia as a security guarantor or arbitrator in disputes. Economic projects such as the Customs Union and EurasEC are also not relevant.
Sanctions against the Russian economy have become the last argument for curtailment of economic partnership with the Russian Federation. Of course, some cooperation remains, and the result of a number of presidents to the Kremlin parade can be debt restructuring or new profitable loans. Such is a kind of "love for money". Cooperation with China is much more promising for Central Asia.
In May, there is a summit in Beijing in the 5+1 format, where Xi Jinping will negotiate with the leaders of five countries. China promotes its integration projects: in the field of security is the Shanghai cooperation, in the economy - the initiative "One belt, one way". According to some reports, it was China who could ask the leaders of Central Asian countries to visit a parade in Moscow to support the Kremlin leadership.
In his speech on May 9, Putin tried to draw parallels between the Second World War and the current Russian attack on Ukraine. He said that in that war, the peoples of the USSR together fought against Nazism, hinting that the visit of a number of presidents to the parade he regarded as a manifestation of a common position against Ukraine and the West. But here propaganda is contradictory.
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