In this episode of La Loupe, Axel Gyldén, senior reporter in the World department of L’Express, tells us about Russia’s takeover of the South American continent.
The team: Charlotte Baris (presentation), Mathias Penguilly (writing), Léa Bertrand (editing), and Jules Krot (production).
Credits: Presidency of Mexico
Music and design: Emmanuel Herschon / Studio Torrent
Image credits: Anadolu Agency via AFP
Logo: Anne-Laure Chapelain / Benjamin Chazal
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Charlotte Baris : To start this episode, I’m taking you to Latin America, on September 16, the Mexican national holiday. Like every year, a large military parade is organized from the Zocalo, the central square of Mexico City. It’s like our Bastille Day parade, but on the other side of the world.
As is tradition, the Mexican presidency invited around twenty foreign delegations to parade alongside its own troops, mainly from Latin American countries.
But in the middle of all this, around fifteen Russian soldiers in uniform also appear. Since the start of the invasion in Ukraine, this is the first time that Moscow soldiers have marched in this way, alongside their South American counterparts.
Needless to say, the invitation sent to Moscow moved beyond Mexican borders. The justifications of left-wing President Andres Lopez Manuel Obrador are struggling to convince kyiv, which regrets not having received its own invitation card. We are close to a diplomatic incident.
This anecdote is an indicator – among others – of Russia’s increasingly significant interference in Latin America. How is Moscow striving to conquer South America – and why?
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