This is a hilarious picture. I'm sure that if Russia had more friend in strategic positions, they'd have bases all around the US too.
Let's remember how it was under the USSR
https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/soviet-military-expansionism-and-post-soviet-revival-soviet-and-russian-bases-beyond-its-borders/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Soviet_Union_military_bases_abroad