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    "The Russian government approved financing of 2.2 billion (U.S. dollars) for the cost of the weapons," President Hugo Chavez said in his weekly radio and television broadcast. "Thanks to the support of the Russian President (Dmitry Medvedev) and the Prime Minister (Vladimir Putin), the purchase of arms aimed at boosting our defensive capacity has became viable." Chavez described some of the weapons in the new arsenal, including 92 Soviet-era T-72 main battle tanks that his military will receive "in order to modernize our fleet of armored vehicles." Full Article at eTaiwan News
    Thanks to the support of the Russian President (Dmitry Medvedev) and the Prime Minister (Vladimir Putin), the purchase of arms aimed at boosting our defensive capacity has became viable.
    SOURCE: eTaiwan News 2 months ago
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Venezuela strikes a US$2 billion weapons deal with Russia
  1. We have the right to take the minimum necessary steps to guarantee to the public our national security and our (energy) treasure.
    SOURCE: eTaiwan News 2 months ago
  2. The Russian government approved financing of 2.2 billion (U.S. dollars) for the cost of the weapons
    Hugo Chávez – Hugo Chávez SOURCE: eTaiwan News 2 months ago
  3. a new geopolitical dimension as we establish the parameters of military and our sovereignty
    SOURCE: eTaiwan News 2 months ago
  4. We have the largest petroleum reserves in the world. The empire has set its sights on them
    Hugo Chávez – Hugo Chávez SOURCE: eTaiwan News 2 months ago
  5. We have signed the contract already for this equipment ... With these rockets it is going to be very difficult for them to come and bomb us. If that happens, they should know that we will soon have these systems installed, (and) for an enemy that appears on the horizon, there it goes.
    SOURCE: eTaiwan News 2 months ago

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