RUSSIA TURNING ON LATIN AMERICA

Abstract

This paper describes the current relations of Russia with main Latin American countries: Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela and Cuba in the commercial, economical and military scope. The author calls the attention to the real intentions of Russia’s approximation policy with the continent: would the geopolitics partners be allies in recuperate the Russian status of directed power against the United States, or just a smart play due to the emergence of new powers in this multi-polar world?