... will still be in the focus for Cuba. However, given the new balance in the White House following recent elections, it will not be easy for Havana to maintain the status quo and prevent the hegemon from increasing its pressure.
Contradictions between Venezuela and Brazil
One country that shares Cuba’s aspirations is Venezuela, which faces severe Western sanctions and a serious economic crisis. Caracas primarily counts on the assistance of Russia and China, but Venezuela’s relations with other members of the ...
... record on human rights, among other things. Venezuela's foreign minister has responded to the move with anger, accusing the "Group of Lima" of behaving like a "cartel." In a snarky move, recently, the incoming right wing regime in Brazil ex-invited Venezuela's current president Maduro from the January 1st innaguration of president-elect Bolsonaro in Brasilia. Also ex-invited were another member of the Bolivarian Alliance, Cuba. For reasons not made clear the leaders of Bolivia and Nicaragua were ...
... projects, and Argentina also imports a large share of Russian fertilizers. Of course, the military and technical industry remains an area of interaction with the region.
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Russian Mi-171 helicopters are constantly in demand by the governments of Peru, Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico.
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In 2013, Mexico purchased 20 Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft for its domestic air transportation.
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Russia signed a contract to build the Chihuido I Hydropower Plant in southwest Argentina, becoming one of the largest ...
With Argentina and Brazil opposing the Venezuelan Mercosur presidency, as well as severe economic problems facing the region, hope for a genuinely progressive Mercosur looks increasingly threatened.
Marcelo Montes
, professor of international relations at the National University of Villa ...
