Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Venezuela's Chavez welcomes Russian warships

CHRISTOPHER TOOTHAKER
MyWay

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LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) - Russian warships sailed into port in Venezuela on Tuesday in a show of strength as Moscow seeks to counter U.S. influence in Latin America. Russia's first such deployment in the Caribbean since the Cold War is timed to coincide with President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Venezuela, the first ever by a Russian president.

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