The Soviet Union also maintained ties with Argentina's government during this period, and the nations had trade relations.Rein, Argentine Jews or Jewish Argentines? (2010), p. 232. Diplomatic relations were not particularly strong, as Videla opposed communism and considered Argentina to be part of a general alliance with Israel against the USSR.Rein & Davidi, "Exile of the World" (2010), p. 15. "Despite Argentina's significant trade relations with the Soviet Union, Videla held anti-Soviet views in the spirit of the Cold War, and he saw Argentina and Israel as partners in the struggle against Bolshevism".
