From The Guardian:Russia is planning to open an airbase for its strategic nuclear bombers in Venezuela in a snub to the United States that taints a promised rapprochement between Moscow and Washington.
Venezuela's president, Hugo Chávez, has offered a Caribbean island for the base and a team of Russian officers has already inspected the facilities, it has emerged.
Major General Anatoly Zhikharev, the Russian air force's chief of staff for long-range aviation, told reporters in Moscow that Chávez had proposed the site and the Russian side was considering it. "If a relevant political decision is made, this is possible," he said.
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More News On Venezuela's Offer To Host A Russian Airbase In Their Country
Venezuela's Chavez says Russian planes can use base -- Reuters
Venezuela offers use of air base to Russia: Chavez -- AFP
Chavez says Russian strategic planes can use Venezuelan base -- China View
Chavez: Russia jets welcome, but no Venezuela base -- AP
Moscow weighs new air bases in Caribbean -- International Herald Tribune
Report: Russians may land long-range bombers in Venezuela, Cuba -- Miami Herald
Venezuela offers Russia an island for jets -- UPI
A new Cuban missile crisis? Russia eyes bomber bases in Latin America -- Christian Science Monitor
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