At its core, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's Passenger and No Russian have the same narrative purpose, with Makarov trying to use the attack to incite a war.

The Common Defense Pact faction is located in Russia, in Call of Duty: Black Ops III. In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2024), Russia appears in the Old Comrades mission, which set in St. Petersburg, where John Price and Kyle Garrick are hunting The Butcher.