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1 posted on 05/07/2025 11:09:02 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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FrI’m another thread : “...When Hugo Chávez ascended to the Venezuelan presidency 22 years ago, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Hu Jintao immediately began building a defense relationship with his regime. Over his 14-year tenure, Chávez visited Russia nine times and China six, in the process establishing a security and defense alliance that the Maduro regime maintains to this day.

Russia has sold more than $11.4 billion in military equipment and armament to Venezuela in the last 20 years, including fighter jets, attack and transport helicopters, air defense and naval platforms, tanks, armored personnel carriers (APC), self-propelled artillery, and various small arms to include surface-to-air-missiles.

The booming arms trade is complemented by Russia’s deployment of two nuclear-capable strategic bombers to Venezuela every five years since 2008. The Tu-160 bombers can carry conventional or nuclear-tipped cruise missiles and have been tested in combat in Syria, where they launched, for the first time, conventionally armed Kh-101 cruise missiles. The bombers last took the 6,200-mile flight to Venezuela in 2018,4 making 2023 the next expected deployment if Russia keeps to its five-year rotation....”


2 posted on 05/07/2025 11:12:08 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustmilents offered here free of charge)
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Russia just cozy ups to every scum bag nation in the world.

Can you imagine what a paradise Russia would be if they stopped smoking, got a haircut, and stopped wearing the leather motorcycle jacket?


3 posted on 05/07/2025 11:14:22 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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They are Bros....


4 posted on 05/07/2025 11:16:12 AM PDT by rrrod (6)
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Illegal migrant who attacked NYPD cop greeted with warm hug by top Venezuelan official after being deported
NY Post ^ | 3/25/25 | Jennie Taer
Posted on 3/26/2025, 1:15:18 AM by Libloather

An illegal migrant who was convicted of kicking an NYPD cop in the infamous Times Square brawl last year was given a hearty welcome home by a top official in Venezuela — which dissidents of the narco state say is a big middle finger to the United States.

Darwin Andres Gomez-Izquiel, 19, was greeted with a warm hug by the Venezuelan Minister of Interior, Justice and Peace, Diosdado Cabello, after he stepped off a deportation flight Monday....


6 posted on 05/07/2025 11:27:33 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustmilents offered here free of charge)
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Hey all you Putin admirers here. The new updated axis of scum is Russia-Iran-Venezuela - North Korea -China. Another good reason to support Ukraine.

You know a man by the company that he keeps.


8 posted on 05/07/2025 11:38:45 AM PDT by dennisw (💯🇺🇸 Truth is Hate to those who Hate the Truth. 🇺🇸💯)
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Double-plus ungood.


10 posted on 05/07/2025 11:46:11 AM PDT by rfp1234 (E Porcibus Unum)
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Puts a finer point on the imperative for our president to repel the Venezuela and other invasions with force, immediately!


26 posted on 05/07/2025 1:35:49 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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