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U.S. has asked nine countries to hand over obsolete Russian weapons to Ukraine in exchange for U.S. equipment

The United States has asked Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and six other Latin American nations to send their old Russian weapons to Ukraine in exchange for U.S. equipment. US SOUTHCOM Commander General Laura Richardson discussed the request in a recent interview.

Here are a few key moments of the interview.

The US has asked Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and six other Latin American nations to send their old Russian weapons to Ukraine in exchange for U.S. equipment.

US SOUTHCOM Commander General Laura Richardson discussed the request in a recent interview.pic.twitter.com/7AW2lPrrr1

— MintPress News (@MintPressNews) January 23, 2023

“60 percent of the world’s lithium is in the Lithium Triangle: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile.”

Gen. Richardson also discussed Latin American trade and the US’s “stake” in the economic resources of the region, including the Amazon’s fresh water. pic.twitter.com/RUTqo4rIu1

— MintPress News (@MintPressNews) January 23, 2023