Russia sees a bright future in the Latin America region after the Obama administration failed to push a stronger relationship with the Americas. According to the American Thinker, Russian President Vladimir Putin took the chance and made a deal to supply the Bolivarian Alliance nations with weapons.

When former Argentina President Cristina Kirchner expressed her support over Russia's hostile treatment of Crimea, Putin showed his appreciation by offering to finish the country's current third reactor or nuclear power plant.

The Bolivian Alliance, which Putin has a stronghold, was created after the U.S. supported the creation of free trade area in the Latin America region. However, the Bolivian Alliance sees the free trade agreement as a form of U.S. imperialism.

Putin has also sealed some deals with Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela with regard to the countries' naval drills. Working to extend more presence in Cuba has also led Putin relinquishing Cuba's "Soviet-era debt" while establishing a training center for counter-narcotics in Nicaragua.

According to Free Beacon, Jose Cardena, a former official of ex U.S. President George W. Bush, cited Putin's aggressiveness to partner with Cuba on energy talks as a mere "self-congratulating and aggrandizement."

In his statement, he said, "It's his attempt to pretend that Russia can project its operations into the Western Hemisphere -- just like the United States can project its power into Central and Eastern Europe. There's a lot of sizzle and very little steak."

He added, "Latin America is not even in the top 10 of issues of perceived importance by this administration, and countries like Russia, China, and even Iran are certainly exploiting those opportunities."

In another report from Free Beacon, Cuban military personnel even showed their presence on Syrian grounds as their way of supporting Russia's alliance with the Assad regime. The said Cuban forces took the responsibility of providing assistance to Russian forces.

President of IBI Consultants Doug Farah said that Russia's success in courting the Bolivian Alliance has given the country more power over some of the Latin America countries. All of these efforts by President Putin have allowed his country "military access to the hemisphere's ports and airspace."

From 2008 to 2011, the Russian government has sold at least 3,000 surface-to-air missiles in the Latin America region alone. Venezuela has the highest record of these deals, making the country Russia's primary client.