Latin America

Chavez Attacks US Ahead of Putin Talks in Moscow

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday railed against the United States at the start of a visit to Russia and called on Moscow to help lead a worldwide revolution against Washington.

Popularity: 14% [?]

June 29, 2007

Venezuela to Buy Russian Submarines

Venezuela is studying buying Russian submarines that would transform the South American country into the top naval force in the region, a military adviser to President Hugo Chavez said Thursday.

Popularity: 5% [?]

June 15, 2007

Russian Communist Leader Awards Medal to Fidel Castro

According to Xinhua, Gennady Zyuganov, leader of the Russia’s Communist Party awarded Fidel Castro the first 90-year Commemorative Medal of the Great October Socialist Revolution On Wednesday, April 24.

Popularity: 2% [?]

April 26, 2007

Belarus and Venezuela Evaluate Military Cooperation

A delegation of the Belarusian Government met Thursday in Caracas-based military base Fuerte Tiuna, with the Venezuelan Minister of Defense General in Chief Raúl Isaías Baduel and the President of the Venezuelan Military Industry Company (Cavim), Major General Gustavo Ochoa, in order to assess the scope of the bilateral military cooperation agreement both countries initialed in July 2006.

Popularity: 4% [?]

March 23, 2007

U.S. Concerned Over Russian Arms Sales to Iran, Syria, Venezuela

The United States expressed concern on Wednesday about Russia’s arms sales to Iran, Syria and Venezuela and accused Moscow of bullying its neighbors, Reuters news agency reported March 21.

Popularity: 3% [?]

March 22, 2007

Russian Oligarch Plans Multibillion Investments in Brazil

The government of Brazil is holding negotiations with Russian billionaire Boris Berezovsky, who is currently living in exile in London, regarding possible investments.

Popularity: 2% [?]

March 9, 2007

Cuban Citizen Hospitalised With Knife Wound in Moscow

A Cuban citizen was hospitalised in Moscow with a knife wound early on Thursday, Moscow police officers told Itar-Tass news agency on Friday.

Popularity: 1% [?]

Russian Banks Syndicate $203 Million Aircraft Loan for Cuba

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A syndicate of Russian banks and Cuba’s Aviaimport S.A. have signed a $203.4 million credit agreement, RIA Novosti news agency reported Friday.

Popularity: 2% [?]

December 22, 2006

Russia lifts ban on meat, dairy product deliveries from Brazil

Russia has lifted the ban on the importation of industrially manufactured and heat-treated meat and dairy products from Brazil. Simultaneously it banned deliveries of pig meat from a U.S. meat packaging company for free sale.

Popularity: 1% [?]

December 12, 2006

Russian Sukhoi Warplanes Displayed in Venezuela Military Parade

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In a display of maneuverability and technical skills, the Venezuelan Air Force Sunday presented to the country the first two Sukhoi-30 warplanes it purchased from Russia and which are to activate the 13th Fighter Air Group, based in Barcelona, eastern Anzoategui state, ElUniversal.com website reported Tuesday.

Popularity: 7% [?]