Battle for the Andes
... MiG-29 fighters for Peru. The contract has now been honoured in full, but the bad taste surely remains in the mouths of the Peruvian side. The economic dependence of Latin American countries on China, which will only continue to grow in the coming years, will have a noticeable impact. Time is running out for Russia to correct the situation and keep a hold on the Latin American arms market. Ten years ago, for example, broader military-technical cooperation with Bolivia was a real possibility, if only Russia had been more flexible in terms of its pricing and credit policy. Now, however,...
09.07.2015