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While Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) governments may be geographically removed from what many regional leaders consider an internal European conflict, the region has not been spared from the war’s economic and geopolitical repercussions. In the two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, many countries continue their pursuit of nonalignment, neither condemning Russia for the invasion nor fully supporting Ukraine. Some have sought to play a role in peace talks, while the Western Hemisphere’s three consolidated dictatorships (Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela) have found themselves squarely in Moscow’s corner. Russia has also stepped up its engagement with the region, hoping to throw the United States off balance with military cooperation and a ceaseless and effective disinformation campaign across the region. Finally, for a small but important segment, the war is anything but distant, as citizens from throughout the hemisphere have signed up to fight on the frontlines for both Russia and Ukraine.