Russia-Venezuela Tie

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February 2009
- Bye, Bye, Petro-Czars
  
  Newsweek | Feb 15, 09 6:02 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - There is one silver lining to the global recession: The economic and political fortunes of America’s oil-rich antagonists have been tarnished, Rana Foroohar writes in Newsweek. Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez have all been humbled by the falling price of oil, which has plummeted to $37 a barrel from from $147 last summer. More »
December 2008
- Russian Warships Dock at Havana Bay
  
  Times (UK) | Dec 20, 08 2:36 PM CST
  
  (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
  
  (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
  
  (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
  
  (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
  
  (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
  
  (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 »