A better option would be for Biden to ask more friendly nations, such as Canada and Mexico, for increased oil output, said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to Fortune.

"[The Western Hemisphere] is a region that Russia believes that if it can sow some instability and volatility that will negatively impact U.S. interests," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to NPR.

"The challenges for Venezuela to increase [oil] production are huge," said AS/COA's Guillermo Zubillaga to the Miami Herald.

"La probabilidad de un acuerdo bilateral es prácticamente inexistente", dijo Eric Farnsworth de AS/COA a Clarín.

"It would send the right message to the private sector to stay away from Nicaragua," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to Associated Press.

"It’s a setback to have Latin American leaders going to Moscow in the run-up to a potential war," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to Miami Herald.

Against a backdrop of rising geopolitical tensions, AS/COA Online looks at Russia’s recent moves in the Americas.