BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 03:16:00
New accords with russian businesses, in sectors from tourism and agriculture to energy. the islands leadership hopes russia can provide part of the crude oil, which socialist ally venezuela can no longer afford. amid the war in ukraine, though, some economists see closer russian ties as only a short—term fix. translation: while we are putting out fires on several. fronts, russia is coming to shore up that unstable situation. the problem lies in the medium—term, because these are not soviet companies giving out government credits, but private russian firms that will demand a return on their...