My opinion is, first, that this development is fueled for political and national security gains mainly and the commercial aspects of it are lower on the list. A

My opinion is, first, that this development is fueled for political and national security gains mainly and the commercial aspects of it are lower on the list. And second, if you try to measure the richness of those countries in dollars, they might be poor because they don't have dollars nor totally free access to markets where to obtain those dollars but still their natural resources, the work force and their political support (for the Russian interests) are valuable assets.