President Medvedev will make the first visit to Venezuela by a Russian leader on Wednesday (Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty Images)From Times Online:
Russian warships received a 21-gun salute in Venezuela yesterday as they made their first show of force in America’s backyard since the end of the Cold War.
The nuclear-powered cruiser Peter the Great and the submarine destroyer Admiral Chabanenko arrived at the port of La Guaira before war games in the Caribbean with the Venezuelan Navy.
Their presence was timed to coincide with the visit of President Medvedev today, the first to Venezuela by a Russian leader, as Moscow seeks to reclaim influence in the region.
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