Russian Embassy in USA: “We urge the administration to stop treating Latin American and Caribbean states as its own "backyard"”

Washington considered Latin America as a “backyard” for decades

Comment by the Russian Embassy in the United States:

“We drew attention to the anti-Russian statements by the head of the U.S. Southern Command, General L.Richardson, regarding the activities of the Russian Federation in Latin America, made on March 19 on the sidelines of the NGO Atlantic Council.

The Administration again unfairly accuses Russia of all sins. In its usual mentoring manner, it tries to tell independent Latin American countries who to be friends with. It cannot accept the desire of the governments of the continent to strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation with the Russian Federation.

It is obvious that Washington is trying to "pull over" the neutral Global South to its side and involve Latin American capitals in its gamble to transfer Russian weapons to Ukraine in exchange for supposedly "more advanced" American weapons. It is suprising to hear such bravado when the vaunted Abrams tanks and dozens of tons of other equipment have already been destroyed in the special military operation zone.

We urge the administration to stop treating Latin American and Caribbean states as its own "backyard". It is time for the United States to accept that the region is making independent decisions, including on strengthening mutually beneficial ties with Russia.”

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