The Marshal Shaposhnikov, an Udaloi-class anti-submarine warship. The Russian Navy has resumed patrolling the world’s oceans, Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov told Russia’s President Vladimir Putin at a meeting in the Kremlin.Venezuela Plans Russia Navy Visit -- BBC News
Venezuela says it plans to hold joint naval exercises in its territorial waters with Russian forces in November.
A senior Venezuelan naval officer said four Russian ships would take part in the exercises, which would also involve Venezuelan aircraft and submarines.
Correspondents say the move is likely to raise concern in the US, whose relations with Russia have been soured by Moscow's recent conflict in Georgia.
Washington already has rocky relations with Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez.
In July, he called for a strategic alliance with Russia to protect Venezuela from the US.
Caracas and Moscow agreed to extend bilateral co-operation on energy, with three Russian energy companies to be allowed to operate in Venezuela.
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My Comment: The final outcome from all of this will be an increase in the U.S. Navy budget, and Hugo Chavez feeling good for a day .... or maybe two.
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