Bolivia, Russia, United States War

In the Face of God Universe, one of the starters for the entire calamity leading to the War of Silence includes the civil uprising in Bolivia. 
Bolivia is a Russia state in the FOG universe, and when a group of rebels revolt, the United States supports them, as they often do. Obviously, this leads to tensions between Russian and the US in what is essentially a second cold war, this time in the 21st century.
Initially Russia and the United States stay at arm's length, but at each others' necks, even as the United States employs Eli Laffe without his actual knowledge, as he works with a private company employed by the United States.