NEWSLINK Christian Science Monitor: Russia heads to ‘America’s backyard’ to find salve for sanctions

March 27, 2015 JRL Russia List Americas, Economy, Business, Investment, Trade, Sanctions, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited several Latin American nations this week to seek trade opportunities that could offset US efforts to puncture Russia’s economy.

Russia took its global charm offensive to Latin America this week, as the Kremlin seeks to counter Western sanctions over its policies in eastern Ukraine and Crimea. …

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2015/0326/Russia-heads-to-America-s-backyard-to-find-salve-for-sanctions