The vice dictator and government spokesperson Rosario Murillo announced, this Monday, the arrival of the new ambassador of the Russian Federation in Nicaragua, Mikhail Nikolaevich Ledenev, who, she said, was received at the Managua airport by his son, Laureano «El Chigüin » Ortega Murillo, together with staff from the Foreign Ministry.
“The Government of Nicaragua received and welcomed comrade Mikhail Nikolaevich Ledenev, who will serve as the new ambassador of the people and government of the Russian Federation in the country,” Murillo reported.
«Today the dear comrade Mikhail Nikolaevich Ledenev has arrived in our country (…). We have welcomed him, he has been received at the airport by his colleagues from the Foreign Ministry, by his colleague Laureano (El Chigüin Ortega). Welcome partner,” the vice dictator reiterated effusively.
In addition, the government spokesperson called Putin’s new representative in Managua “family” and put Nicaragua at his disposal.
Nicaragua “is also your land, as a human family that we are, it is such a beautiful term, we are a human family and that is how we must see ourselves to cultivate more and more sense of brotherhood, sense of respectful and supportive cooperation, sense of human solidarity,” said Murillo. .
Ledenev replaces Alexander Khokhólikov as head of the Russian diplomatic mission, whom Murillo thanked for “the time dedicated to strengthening relations” between Nicaragua and Russia.
Khokhólikov began his diplomatic mission in Nicaragua on November 10, 2020. He officially presented his credentials on December 15 of that year and said goodbye officially on September 30, during an event held at the headquarters of the Russian embassy. where he said that relations between Moscow and Managua are of a “strategic nature.”
Diplomatic mission to spy
Various journalistic works have concluded that the strengthening of Russian-Nicaraguan relations at the level they call “strategic” is actually the use by the Russians of Nicaraguan territory as a regional espionage platform, commanded from the diplomatic headquarters located in the residential area. Las Colinas, an exclusive area located east of Managua.
From this “diplomatic” mission, the espionage facilities located in Cerro Mokorón, in Managua, would be managed, where there is a “radio direction finding system and SORM-3 software, which are used together to monitor embassies and detect possible traitors to the dictatorship.” », according to an investigation by the media Confidencial.
«Big hugs and let’s move forward mate. We know that you are going to be presenting your style letters on Wednesday before our Chancellor, comrade Valdrack Jaentschke, who will be very happy to receive you,” concluded Murillo.
