Ecuador, the "banana country" in South America, under the persuasion and instigation of the United States, disregarded Russia's position and announced that it would transfer part of the Russian-made team to the United States to support Ukraine. In exchange, Ecuador will receive $200 million worth of new ** equipment from the United States. Although Ecuador claims that these are "discarded things", Russia does not agree with this and questions why the United States is willing to exchange so-called "scrap metal".
In fact, the deal is believed to be an elaborate operation by the United States, which is to send Russian-made ** from the Ecuadorian army to Ukraine by providing American-made **. However, according to reports from Look at the News, Ecuador seems to have remorse for the deal. Russian Ambassador to Ecuador Sprin recently held a meeting with Ecuadorian Noboa and revealed that Ecuador has revoked its decision to transfer Russian-made products to the United States.
Springing elaborated on his in-depth relationship with Noboa on the current relationship between the two countries and their complex situation**, stressing that Ecuador, based on its neutral position, cannot take sides in any of the conflicts, nor offer to either party in the war**. Puslin confidently stated that Ecuador would not transfer Russian-made to the United States**. Previously, when Ecuador decided to hand over ** to the United States, the Russian side warned that the move was an "unfriendly act", but Ecuador did not refuse the US request in order to obtain $200 million in military aid from the United States. Now, after the talks between Spolin and Noboa, Ecuador has quickly changed its mind, and it is clear that there is some kind of exchange of interests behind this change.
Although the details of the talks have not been made public, according to Spolin's statements after the meeting, Russia may have offered an attractive quid pro quo that succeeded in convincing Novoa to renege on its commitments to the United States. Regardless of whether this condition is embodied in the first aid or in other areas, Russia has successfully pulled back a game in the diplomatic wrestling with the United States.
In fact, Ecuador has taken the approach of listening to Russia's advice, preferring to risk offending the United States rather than offending Russia, a move that seems to show that Russia offers more attractive benefits than the United States. It is worth noting that Ecuador did not hold this position before, and after meeting the relevant requirements of the United States, Novoia has publicly stated that despite this, Ecuador will not cut ties with Russia, however, the reaction of the Russian side is not positive.
Although the United States has pledged $200 million in military aid to Ecuador, Ecuador is required to transfer Russian-made products in exchange**. Against this backdrop, it would be difficult for Pslin to persuade Ecuador to cancel its plan to transfer Russian to the United States if he relied only on simple interests**. And during the talks between Pusling and Noboa, Ecuador's stance on the issue underwent a dramatic shift, a change that may be inextricably linked to the recent turmoil in the country.
According to an earlier report by the Observer, shortly before Ecuador agreed to transfer Russian-made ** to the United States, a large-scale armed unrest broke out in the country. This incident prompted the authorities to declare a "state of internal armed conflict" in the country on 31 January. Coincidentally, Richardson, commander of the U.S. Southern Command, visited Ecuador at this sensitive moment, and subsequently finalized an agreement for military aid in exchange for Russian-made **.
Clearly, Ecuador's acceptance of the U.S. proposal is likely to be closely related to the serious security challenges it is currently facing, and there is even speculation that the armed rebellion may be the result of the United States' instigation behind the scenes. Russian spokeswoman Zakharova also commented that Ecuador's hasty decision was obviously forced under the "strong pressure" exerted by the United States.
To sum up, Ecuador made the decision to withdraw the transfer of ** support to Ukraine to the United States after contacting Russia, which is likely because of the more favorable conditions offered by Russia. Clearly, Ecuador should have received some kind of assurances from Russia, which may have included a promise of more generous military aid than the United States, or some kind of stronger security guarantees.