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Our Major Events of the Year: The restoration of Russia’s lost grounds in Latin America

Reestablishment of Influence 

Russia has returned to Latin America with a bang, first, by sending top government aids to tour the region, before dispatching intercontinental bombers and a fleet of warships loaded with the latest military gadgets on board, and then finally capped the return with a week tour of Peru, Venezuela, Brazil and Cuba by President Medvedev, the first by a Russian leader. The Russia’s return to the subcontinent is seen positively by the left-leaning South American countries, with increasingly strained relationships with the United States and EU, as it offers them an alternative on the global arena.