The Argentine press spoke about the states of Latin America with the potential deployment of missiles of the Russian Armed Forces
Russian officials draw parallels between current tensions with the US over Ukraine and the Cuban crisis in 1962, when the Soviet Union deployed nuclear missiles in the country and the United States attempted to maintain a naval blockade of the island.
- noted in the Argentine edition of Pucará Defensa, which talks about Latin American countries with the potential deployment of Russian missiles.
Soviet planes taking off from Cuba patrolled the airspace near the United States until the collapse of the USSR. As indicated, in 2000, Russian President Vladimir Putin, "seeking to improve ties with Washington," ordered the closure of military facilities on the island. However, under current conditions, “Russia intends to bring the Cold War back to Latin America” by deploying missiles and other weapons in the region.
As explained, the ground for this has already been prepared. In December 2018, the Russian Federation sent a pair of Tu-160 bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons to Venezuela. weapon. As the author writes, regularly, several times a year, an Il-96-400VPU, flying over Venezuela, enters Colombian airspace and heads to Nicaragua, conducting electronic reconnaissance.
- the author notes.
According to him, Russian special forces could participate in the fight against FARC guerrillas in western Venezuela; Moscow is helping to restore the combat effectiveness of the country's Su-30 fleet (which generally has a lot of equipment from the Russian Federation), while Russian pilots may be at the controls of these fighters. Nicaragua has converted its army to a large number of products of Russian origin, including Tanks, armored vehicles and artillery.
- the conclusion is made in the Argentine press.
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