tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post6611786178177189145..comments2024-02-21T05:16:22.788-05:00Comments on Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog: Russia and BackyardsGreg Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-10675722725491813312015-06-10T09:59:50.995-04:002015-06-10T09:59:50.995-04:00I don't think it really matters. Before Ukrain...I don't think it really matters. Before Ukraine there was the "backyard" issue of NATO. He's making it all up anyway...Greg Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-4476669619078874702015-06-09T20:00:39.410-04:002015-06-09T20:00:39.410-04:00Maybe my math is wrong but seems to me that the ar...Maybe my math is wrong but seems to me that the article states that Putin made the moves for better ties with LA 5 years ago. That predates the Ukrainian crisis by about 4 years. So the minister should have indicated that better ties with LA has nothing to do with the Ukrainian situation, Russia started that 5 years before.Alfredohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02883045778334241149noreply@blogger.com