Nicaragua approves Russian troop access to country, defies US objection
Peter Aitken - Yesterday 5:26 PM
Nicaragua approved Russian forces to train within its borders and conduct military drills with the Nicaraguan army just after the U.S. imposed fresh sanctions on officials from the Central American nation.
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Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega renewed the order, which the National Assembly approved. The decree applies to troops and military equipment from Russia as well as the U.S. and seven Latin American countries to enter the country and participate in "an exchange of experience, training exercises and humanitarian aid operations."
The U.S. objected to the renewal in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but officials expected that to do little to deter Ortega’s decision.
"We consider this a provocation by the Nicaraguan regime," Brian Nichols, the head of western hemisphere affairs at the State Department, was quoted by DW-TV at last week's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles.
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