Russian Strategic Bombers Land In Venezuela

TU-160

Venezuela: Russian Bombers Arrive For An Exercise
-- New York Times

Two Russian Tupolev bombers arrived in Venezuela for training exercises with the Venezuelan military. The bombers are TU-160s, also known as Blackjacks. They arrived ahead of joint naval maneuvers planned for this year and amid tension between Russia and Western nations over NATO naval exercises in the Black Sea. President Hugo Chávez told state television that the bombers had come at a time when the United States was reactivating plans to kill him. “What’s more, I’m going to pilot one of these,” he said of the bombers.

My Comment: Old bombers landing on an airfield to impress a paranoid dictator.