Russia: Putin Wants Closer Military Ties With Venezuela

[Purveyor]

20:23 | 22/ 07/ 2008

NOVO-OGARYOVO, July 22 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday that he hopes military ties between the countries will strengthen.

Chavez, who is currently on an official visit to Russia, discussed political, economic and defense cooperation with the premier at Putin's residence near Moscow.

"We have recently been strengthening the legal base for our cooperation, searching for ways to diversify our relations through new cooperation areas, namely transport, space, high-tech production, and of course military and technical cooperation," Putin said.

During the meeting, Putin accepted an invitation from Chavez to visit Venezuela.

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On arriving in Moscow, Chavez called for Russia and Venezuela to become strategic partners in oil and defense, something he said would "guarantee Venezuela's sovereignty, which is currently being threatened by the United States."

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RIA Novosti: http://en.rian.ru/russia/20080722/114656330.html

[curious one]

1. Bad news. We are being pushed out by Russians from middle east and

now south America. They are moving into Africa. Their nuke planes in Cuba. Their missiles will be pointing at EU soon. What's next?

Unfortunately we have taken our eyes from the big picture of the world and are involved in useless wars that brought us nothing but loss in every direction.

[hack89]

2. What are you talking about?

Care to document just how the Russians are pushing us out of the ME? They are a military pygmy - after decades of neglect they are a shadow of their former selves. When was the last time a Russian naval force was even in the ME for example.