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Russia comments on possibility of sending troops to Latin America

by Layla Guest, RT News

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Russian soldiers could be sent to Nicaragua under laws already in place in the Central American nation, Moscow’s ambassador in Managua has argued amid a new standoff with Washington over the prospect of the Kremlin stepping up its military presence in the region.

Speaking to RIA Novosti on Friday, Alexander Khokholikov, who also serves as the envoy to Honduras and El Salvador, commented on the possibility of hosting overseas forces within Nicaragua's borders.

“The government passes a law annually on the foreign military presence in Nicaraguan territory,” he explained . . .

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