All of the following contributed to the ongoing struggle of Russia after the IMF loan in 1998 except
A) Russia lost most of its influence in neighboring countries.
B) the Russian government could not collect taxes, and the space program was hanging on only with American intervention.
C) the United States oil companies took over oil fields in central Asia.
D) production of goods and services declined to two-thirds that of China.
E) the armed forces of Russia were building up.
E
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What will be an ideal response?
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