"Right now the present Russian leadership believes that a war with Nato is very much possible,' Pavel Felgenhauer, a Moscow-based defence analyst, told the Guardian. 'This is the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union that the Russian military is actually preparing for an all-out nuclear war with America.'"
Hugo Chávez was on hand to meet Medvedev on the sidelines of the Orenburg exercises as the two ratcheted up their challenge to US influence by forging military and economic deals and signalling a possible nuclear energy programme in Venezuela. In addition to accords on oil, gas and weapons purchases, they discussed building nuclear reactors in Venezuela,
Moscow has recently deepened links with leftwing governments across Latin America: a gas deal with Bolivia, hurricane assistance to Cuba and a promise to upgrade Nicaragua's military.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
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