Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (L) and Russian Premier Vladimir Putin walks on September 10, 2009 at Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, during their meeting. Chavez was to discuss major arms and energy agreements with the Kremlin after he kicked off his trip to Moscow with a trademark anti-US tirade. Chavez said his country would immediately recognise the breakaway Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent. Getty Images logo Getty Images 29 months ago

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (L) and Russian Premier Vladimir Putin walks on September 10, 2009 at Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, during their meeting. Chavez was to discuss major arms and energy agreements with the Kremlin after he kicked off his trip to Moscow with a trademark anti-US tirade. Chavez said his country would immediately recognise the breakaway Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent.