Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in Moscow today to discuss some $1 billion arms contracts with the Russian President, Dmitri A. Medvedev.
Deals with Russia may include expanding Russia's oil and gas presence in Latin America and becoming "strategic partners" against the threat of America against Venezuela.
Both countries expressed the desire to have closer diplomatic ties but progress has been slow. Venezuela positions itself as a country willing to help Russia establish its importance against the U.S. shadow.
Read the NYT story here.
Source: NYT, Photo: Getty Images, Chavez with former president Vladimir Putin
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