On September 4, the Moscow venue of the Valdai Club hosted a discussion titled “Geopolitical Transformations of Latin America: Challenges and Prospects for Russia's Economic Relations with the Countries of the Region”. The discussion moderator, Ivan Timofeev, noted that many in Russia are somewhat pessimistic about economic ties with Latin America, because of long distances, complicated logistics, payment difficulties and sanctions risks that Latin American partners are often not ready to...
