Cuban, Venezuelan bases unecessary

In reaction to unusual international media questioning over the recent Venezuelan-Russian joint naval exercises, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin made a strong clarification. "Russia sees no need to set up...

Venezuela, Russia end VenRus 2008 naval exercises

In the first ever military presence in the region after the end of the Cold War, Russia participated with Venezuela in a joint naval exercise called VenRus 2008. This military cooperation heralds the beginning of...

Russia-Venezuela nuclear accord after Brazil bought weapons

After paying a short visit to Brasilia and meeting Lula da Silva, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed to sell helicopters and tanks to Brazil. Both countries agreed on the need to build a new financial...

Chavez says Russian warships arriving soon

Prior to the release of first official results on today´s local elections , Russian warships are expected to enter the long Venezuelan Caribbean coasts. Venezuela and Russia have increased their bilateral...

Venezuela condemns EU Parliament stand on corruption

Caracas, Venezuela, 23 October 2008. Venezuelan Government quickly rejected an European Parliament resolution issued today on democracy. The Vice Minister for European Affairs, Ambassador Alejandro Fleming...

Venezuela's Chavez heads for Russia

After a visit to China to increase bilateral commercial and energy relations, Venezuelan President heads to Russia for cementing military cooperation ties. Few weeks ago, Chavez announced Russia military boats and...

Chavez to visit Chile, China, Russia, and Portugal

Caracas, Venezuela, 13 September 2008. Venezuelan President announce today that after attending an UNASUR summit in Chile on Monday to discuss the current Bolivian crisis, he would continue to...

Russia and Venezuela agree oil and gas cooperation deal (Updated)

Today, Venezuela and Russia gave a more tangible meaning to their strategic partnership during the visit of President Hugo Chavez. Four new deals on oil and gas were signed to further energy security...