In Latin America, the left criticizes "American imperialism" in the face of the war in Ukraine

If the Latin American left has partly aligned itself with Moscow, respecting its tradition, the war in Ukraine seems to have blurred certain lines between the left and the right of the continent.

Here, a demonstration against the war, in Quito, March 24, 2022. AP - Dolores Ochoa

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If proof of the latent anti-Americanism on the Latin American continent was needed, the reactions of many left-wing personalities and presidents to the war in Ukraine are one.

Many of them blame the United States, NATO and the West in general, and do not believe the information from the main media in the United States and Europe.

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With our correspondent in Quito,

Even if he " 

 ", the former Ecuadorian indigenous presidential candidate Yaku Pérez

the free determination of the Ukrainian people and condemned the " 

 .

His " 

 " in the aftermath of the Russian invasion joins that of Moscow's traditional allies in the region:

, Nicaragua and President Nicolas Maduro's Venezuela.

" 

 ", had launched the Venezuelan president.

Others, on the other hand, immediately condemned the invasion, such as Uruguay, Ecuador, or the Colombia of Ivan Duque: " 

 ", declared the latter.

Faced with this conflict, the traditional political lines between right and left tend to blur.

Caracas, for example,

, and the

has condemned Moscow's position, despite the reluctance of its leftist allies.

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