It is, infactly, in interest of pakistan to extend its economic and military ties with Russia in order to cope with increasing influence of America in the region. Pakistan, Iran and Russia are suspicious of American presenceeven after 2014 in Afghanistan. So these countries need to take unanimous stance on this development. Secondly, Russia is in favor of Pak-Iran gas pipeline. Russia is not in favor of TAPI as it wants to strengthen its influence over energy resources of central asia.