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2015-03-09 — sputniknews.com
Recent rapprochement between Russia and Nicaragua in the field of defense prompted some experts to speculate about Managua's security concerns related to the canal's construction. It should be noted that during the latest visit of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to Nicaragua a number of important intergovernmental agreements were signed expanding bilateral military and technical-military cooperation, particularly allowing visits of Russia's warships to ports in the Latin American country.
The creation of the new Nicaraguan Canal may shift the geopolitical balance in the region, strengthening the role of BRICS, notably China and Russia in the strategically crucial region. At the same time it will pose a substantial threat to the US interests, both political and economic, undermining its longstanding domination in the Western Hemisphere, analysts say.
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