Russia, for now, is willing to see its Eurasian Economic Union overlap with the BRI. Russia does not have the means to be a significant global funder, and it needs foreign investment itself; and, of course, this fits with its pivot to the east and alignment with China on the issue of “absolute sovereignty.” Yet at the same time, Russia continues to see Central Asia as its sphere of influence and will likely look askance at some point if these countries slip into what is a de facto Chinese sphere.
