Nicaragua recognizes Russian control over occupied Ukrainian territories in letter to Putin
Photo: Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega (wikipedia.org)
The government of Nicaragua recognizes the temporarily occupied territories of the Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions as part of Russia.
This was written by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega in a letter to the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, according to the local newspaper El 19 Digital.
"On behalf of the government and people of Nicaragua, we express our full support and complete recognition of the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia regions as an integral part of the territory of the Russian Federation," Ortega wrote.
In addition, the president of Nicaragua declared support for the "heroic battle" that, according to him, Russia is waging against "Ukrainian neo-Nazism, which is supported by NATO." He also expressed confidence in Russia's victory over the "forces of evil, against hegemonic states, against fascism."
Let us note that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has not yet commented on Ortega's statement.
Nicaragua supports Russia
Nicaragua supports Russia and maintains close contact with it.
In 2020, Nicaragua opened an honorary consulate in the occupied city of Simferopol. After that, the Verkhovna Rada approved the decision of the National Security and Defense Council on sanctions against the country.
In July 2021, Nicaragua and the Russian occupation authorities of Crimea signed an agreement on trade and economic cooperation.
Also, in 2024, a Russian delegation from the temporarily occupied Crimea visited Nicaragua. After that, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine delivered an official note of protest to the country.
The Ministry noted that such actions on the part of Nicaragua grossly violated Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, Ukrainian legislation, as well as the norms of international law, particularly the UN Charter.
In March 2024, the United States of America decided to stop supplying weapons to Nicaragua. This is due to the country's strengthening cooperation with Russia.
