[Garth Tater]

Russia has been recently motivated by us to openly support the Norks and use them to stick a finger in our eye anyway they can. They can keep our Pacific fleet busy with just a few scraps of food, money and technical resources thrown over their border to North Korea. Pissing off the Russians by supporting the Gulf States' attempted overthrow of Syria was not smart realpolitik-wise. And then using the Russian-collusion meme in our internal politics has just made things personal to them.

[ETL]

Russia has been recently motivated by us to openly support the Norks and use them to stick a finger in our eye anyway they can.

Like Russia needed an excuse to back their NK comrades. In case you haven't been paying attention the last 10+ years, Russia and the ChiComs have been staging annual joint war games since 2005 in obvious preparation for war with us and our allies. So the threat has little if anything to do with recent events. The Russians were humiliated during the Reagan period and ever since have been planning their long slow comeback (Evil Empire 2). Also in their camp, of course, is NK. And also Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba, and some other hostile Latin America leftist regimes.

How Russia arms America's southern neighbors

Ioan Grillo
May 9, 2014

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Russia's push into Ukraine has put many on edge. But less known is that Russia is also strengthening its military links south of the Rio Grande and re-establishing itself as a power in the region.

Vladimir Putin has been strengthening military links here, and Russia is now the largest arms dealer to governments in Latin America, surpassing the United States.

Russia has even floated the possibility of building new military bases in Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, and putting its warships permanently in the Caribbean.

In the midst of the Ukraine crisis, Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov recently visited Cuba, Peru, Chile, and Nicaragua, where he announced that Russia would also pour money into the new Central American canal project. ..."

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/140508/russian-arms-military-trade-latin-america
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Russia Boosts Arms, Training for Leftist Latin Militaries

Moscow defense minister inks deals with Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua for joint exercises

BY: Bill Gertz
February 20, 2015

Russia agreed to provide military training for three leftist regimes in Latin America and increase military visits and exercises following a visit last week to the region by Moscow's Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu, Pentagon officials said.

Shoygu met with defense and military leaders in Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua and signed several agreements on warship visits and military training during the visit, which ran from Feb. 11 to 14. It is not clear whether any new arms deals were completed during the visit.

Defense officials said the Russian leader is seeking bases in the region for strategic bomber flights that Shoygu recently promised would include flights over the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean.

http://freebeacon.com/national-security/russia-boosts-arms-training-for-leftist-latin-militaries/