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Russia-Venezuela Tie

Russia and Venezuela strengthen their strategic alliance...for what end?


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6 Stories

  • December 2008

    • Russian Warships Dock at Havana Bay

      Times (UK)  |  Dec 20, 08 2:36 PM CST

      Russian Warships Dock at Havana Bay

      (Newser) - Russian warships arrived in Havana yesterday for the first time since the end of the Cold War, the London Times reports. The visit comes at the end of a 3-month South American tour that Russia expected would raise hackles in the US. “I guess they’re on R&R,” said Condoleezza Rice. Russia sent off the warships after US ships entered the Black Sea this summer in support of Georgia. More »

  • November 2008

    • Chávez Welcomes Russian Navy

      Associated Press  |  Nov 25, 08 12:45 PM CST

      Chávez Welcomes Russian Navy

      (AP) - Russian warships arrived in Venezuela today, a show of strength aimed at the US as Moscow seeks to expand its influence in Latin America. Venezuelan sailors fired off cannons in a 21-gun salute as the destroyer Admiral Chabanenko docked in La Guaira, near Caracas. Russian sailors dressed in black-and-white uniforms lined up along the bow. More »

  • September 2008

    • Resurgent Russia Vows to Beef Up Military

      New York Times  |  Sep 27, 08 6:21 AM CDT

      Resurgent Russia Vows to Beef Up Military

      (Newser) - Russia signed a $1 billion military loan deal with Venezuela yesterday while pledging to upgrade its own military, the New York Times reports. The country plans to ratchet its defense budget back up to Cold War levels next year and intends to have new warships built by 2020. President Dmitry Medvedev said the Georgia conflict exposed serious weaknesses, and he vowed to return Russia to a state of permanent combat readiness. More »

    • Russian Warships Head to Venezuela for 'Training'

      AFP  |  Sep 22, 08 11:18 AM CDT

      Russian Warships Head to Venezuela for 'Training'

      (Newser) - Russian warships left this morning for coordinated training exercises with the Venezuelan navy, the AFP reports. The group, consisting of a nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser, anti-submarine ship, and supporting craft, were seen firing artillery on the open ocean in tests. Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez said the deployment was a “warning” to the US: "Venezuela is no longer poor and alone." More »

    • Russian Bombers Land in Venezuela

      CNN  |  Sep 11, 08 6:39 AM CDT

      Russian Bombers Land in Venezuela

      (Newser) - Two Russian bombers have landed at an airfield in Venezuela, where the Russian defense ministry says they will conduct a few days of test flights. The mission comes after Hugo Chávez, the Venezuelan president, invited the Russian air force to conduct operations in its territory. A spokesman for the Russian military said that NATO fighter planes followed the bombers all the way across the Atlantic. More »

  • July 2008

    • Chavez: I'd Welcome Russian Troops in Venezuela

      BBC  |  Jul 23, 08 3:10 AM CDT

      Chavez: I'd Welcome Russian Troops in Venezuela

      (Newser) - Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is on a two-day trip to Moscow seeking closer military and economic ties —and raising the possibility that Russian troops may be stationed in Venezuela. Chavez and Russian president Dmitry Medvedev have already agreed to extend an energy partnership and are negotiating an arms deal and military co-operation, reports the BBC. More »

6 Stories

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez shake hands during their meeting.   (AP Photo/Alexander Nemenov, Pool)
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Venezuelian President Hugo Chavez during their meeting outside Moscow Tuesday.   (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
2 Russian bombers landed in Venezuela on Wednesday as part of military maneuvers - an unprecedented deployment to the new ally's territory amid increasingly tense relations with the United States.   (AP Photo)
The Pyotr Velikiy, Peter the Great, Russian nuclear-powered missile cruiser seen near Severomorsk, Russia, in this October, 2001 file photo.   (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)
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