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Sunday, May 18, 2014

Geosecurity 101: Washington And Moscow's Military Bases In Latin America - Analysis

Viktor Leonov in the Port of HavanaIn spite of ongoing tensions in Ukraine, which have seriously soured relations between Russia and the U.S. and Europe, Moscow has not altogether forgotten the Western Hemisphere.

A case in point is the recent visit by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov to four Latin American nations in April (Chile, Cuba, Nicaragua and Peru).

While Lavrov’s trip did not end in any particularly major deals between Moscow and his Latin American hosts, the visit came months after declarations by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu that the Russian armed forces require some form of overseas military facilities.

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