Latin America refuses to send Ukraine weapons, despite Western pressure

https://invidious.namazso.eu/watch?v=vde5cB8N6Fc
https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/01/29/latin-america-ukraine-weapons-brazil-colombia-argentina/

Left-wing leaders in #Mexico, #Cuba, #Venezuela, #Nicaragua, #Bolivia, and #Honduras have also urged #peace with #Russia and opposed the #West’s new #cold-war.

#bennorton #latinamerica #ukraine #weapons #eu #us #southcom #nato #proxy #war #geopolitics #luladasilva #brazil #gustavopetro #colombia #albertofernandez #argentina

SOUTHCOM Chief Aims to Increase Imperialist Plunder of Latin America’s Resources

U.S. Southern Command Chief Laura Richardson has expressed interest in lithium and other natural resources in South America. It shows the country’s commitment to corporate profits at the expense of workers, Indigenous people, and the environment.

"These statements are reminiscent of billionaire Elon Musk’s comments when two years ago he tweeted “We will coup whoever we want! Deal with it.” The tweet was in relation to the military coup in Bolivia in 2019, and revealed the capitalist motivations behind imperialist aggression".

#Imperialism #SothAmerica #Economy #Politics #SOUTHCOM

https://www.leftvoice.org/southcom-chief-aims-to-increase-imperialist-plunder-of-latin-americas-resources

Not from The Onion : US asking Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba for weapons against Russia

On Thursday, Gen. Laura Richardson, the head of the U.S. Southern Command ( #SOUTHCOM), acknowledged that

#Washington has asked several #LatinAmerican countries to donate military equipment purchased from #Russia to #Ukraine.
"Speaking to the Atlantic Council, a think tank backed by #NATO and funded by the U.S. weapons industry, Richardson stated that a total of nine Latin American countries have Russian equipment," outlet RT reported.

She mentioned that the #Pentagon is working to replace the Russian equipment with U.S. equipment "if those countries want to donate it to Ukraine.”

Currently, #Argentina, #Brazil, #Colombia, #Cuba, #Ecuador, #Mexico, #Nicaragua, #Peru, and #Venezuela have Russian #weapons, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/US-Asks-LATAM-Countries-to-Donate-Russian-Weapons-to-Ukraine-20230120-0008.html