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By Dr Aparaajita Pandey As the world watches the events that unfold between Russia and Ukraine and speculates on the future of Taiwan, Venezuela has quietly increased its oil production in an attempt to cash in on the rising crude oil prices. The Venezuelan instance is not an aberration , it is emblematic of a mostly neglected facet of the Russian approach to global politics . The ties between Russia and Latin America and the Caribbean are often not the most talked about; however, historically these ties have played a strategic role in great power politics and as Moscow starts...
