Russian President Gets Red Carpet Treatment From Venezuelan Leader
EmailABC News’ Martha Raddatz and Richard Coolidge report: Russian President Dimitri Medvedev arrived in Venezuela today, getting the red-carpet treatment from President Hugo Chavez. Medvedev is in the middle of a four country tour in Latin America seen by some as a sending a bold message to the United States because of its support for Georgia in that country’s recent conflict with Russia – and possibly reviving old Cold War rivalries. Today, in Washington, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice dismissed the Russian show of power. “I just don’t think there’s any question about who has the preponderance of power in the Western Hemisphere” she said. “a few Russian ships is not going to change the balance of power.” Upon his arrival in Caracas, Medvedev was met at the airport by Venezuelan Vice President Ramon Carrizales. While in Venezuela, Medvedev is expected to discuss potential arms and energy deals with Venezuela. Past Russian sales to Venezuela have included military jets, helicopters and Kalashnikov rifles. The Russian Navy, led by the nuclear powered cruiser “Peter the Great” arrived in Venezuela Tuesday and will be taking part in joint naval exercises with the Venezuelan navy next week. Medvedev is expected to visit the Russian ships Thursday, before continuing on to Cuba and a meeting with Raul Castro.
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We have to regroup in January. Foriegn affairs and National Security should be of the highest priority. The new administration has their work cut out for them. Russia has one thing in mind, again, to be of equal power if not greater then the USA. This quietly started 10 years ago. As americans, we have a tendency to push things aside until it kicks us in the teeth. Russia has grown financially as well as their military becoming stronger. This is due to Putin and his advisors. They looked ahead at the US and calculated our furture before we did. The chess match has resumed, it was never “check mate”.
Posted by: G | November 29, 2008, 8:57 pm 8:57 pm
There is no chess match going on. Russia has simply continued covert Totalitarianism without the Communist Ideology. The Intellignece Community is still the perpetrators of most of their perceived foreign terrorism, and (unblike Dumb Americans, the Russian citizens are aware of it. There are grass roots movements that have a lot of Oligarch backings; and so in due time, preferably in the midst of a tangle with the US, the internal opposition movments will cause another rejection of the state party, like back in the late 80s. America, Israel, and Britain simply need to stay out of Russia’s way and stop instigating by sponsoring covert terrorism with these former Soviet bloc countries that are looking to secede from Russia altogether. It is us who is provoking Russia to act so aggressively with their military. Putin simply wants to “get paid” and control his turf.
Posted by: Sarcasm | December 2, 2008, 10:35 am 10:35 am
I can hardly wait to hear 0bama try to speech Putin. Vienna dejavu! I guess instead of Bay of Pigs, we’ll call it Bay of Audacity?
Posted by: And the winner of the award for being the most inexperienced president in the history of the united | December 2, 2008, 10:57 pm 10:57 pm