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27.11.2008, 19:31
Saluting a friend or warning an adversary? As Russian warships ventured into the Caribbean for the first time in two decades, the cold breeze of Western criticism reached the Venezuelan tropics.
27.11.2008, 23:24
Dmitry Medvedev is in Cuba. He's the first Russian president to visit the country in eight years. This is the last stop of Medvedev’s tour of countries in Latin America, aimed at restoring links and boosting trade.
28.11.2008, 07:11
President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia is not afraid of economic competition from other countries operating in Latin American. The statement comes as the Russian leader continues an official visit to Cuba on the final leg of his South American tour.
28.11.2008, 19:18
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has met Cuban former leader Fidel Castro in the capital Havana. Earlier, Medvedev, who is in Cuba on the final leg of his South American tour, met with Raul Castro, the communist country’s president and Comandante’s young
02.12.2008, 06:49
Russia and Venezuela have begun joint naval exercises in the Caribbean. The move has been seen in the West as a response by Moscow to the visit of the U.S. Navy to Georgia earlier this year.
11.12.2008, 18:55
Russia says it is not only considering cutting oil production, but is also mulling OPEC membership. President Medvedev says Russia is ready for the step and it could help put a floor under prices.
14.12.2008, 07:01
Russia is attending next week's summit of the oil cartel OPEC in Algeria along with three other non-member countries – Azerbaijan, Oman and Syria. Faced with a budget deficit at home, President Dmitry Medvedev says he is considering joining OPE
Published: 27 November, 2008, 03:53
Military links and joint energy ventures have dominated talks between the Russian and Venezuelan leaders in Caracas. Dmitry Medvedev is the first Russian leader to pay an official visit to Venezuela in more than 150 years of relations between the two coun
