Nicaragua Congress renews Russian training exercise approval

A general view of the Nicaraguan Congress after renewing a decade-long decree allowing Russian forces to train in the Central American country, a decision criticized by the United States in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Managua, Nicaragua June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

Nicaragua's Congress renewed on Tuesday a decade-long decree allowing Russian forces to train in the Central American country, a decision criticized by the United States in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The decree allows 230 Russian soldiers to enter Nicaragua between July 1 and Dec. 31 to patrol in Pacific waters with the Nicaraguan Army.