How has putin been attempting to take advantage of the complex legacies of the cold war and decolonization in asia

Lot of countries in Asia have complex legacies of the Cold War, as well as the decolonization. This has led to this countries to not be the most stable, as well as having complicated relations with lot of nations around the world. Putin has used in a very way. Using Russia's enormous reserves of natural resources, Putin has been making alliances with these countries, making them dependent economically on Russia. Russia, apart from using it in order to get nice income, has been using these countries in order to maintain stable economy despite the constant sanctions imposed to them by the Western countries.

answer: to communicate with people on the other side.

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