Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega (L) shakes hands with his Ecuadorean counterpart Rafael Correa before their meeting in Managua in this March 6, 2008 file photo. Ortega, 63, the former Marxist rebel who confronted Washington when he first ruled Nicaragua in the 1980s, is again forging links with former Cold War allies as his second presidency runs into trouble at home. Analysts say Ortega has courted Russia and other anti-American governments to shore up foreign support for his troubled presidency, передает Синхуа.