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Offline TomSea

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Russia Seeks to Install a Military Base in Coastal Venezuela
« on: December 19, 2018, 05:24:47 pm »
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Russia Seeks to Install a Military Base in Coastal Venezuela
By Sabrina Martín

Russian President Vladimir Putin is allegedly eyeing the island of La Orchila, in waters north of Caracas, to launch a Russian military base.

Dec 18, 2018


The government of Vladimir Putin is currently seeking to install a military base in Venezuela as part of an agreement with the dictatorial regime of Nicolás Maduro.

According to the Daily Mail and the news agency TASS, Russia has chosen the island of La Orchila, in the waters north of Caracas, as a possible base for its military.

It is an island that serves as the headquarters of a military camp. Only the president of Venezuela and his relatives, military personnel, and senior government officials have access to the exclusive island. Civilian aircraft are prohibited from flying over it, and tourism is only possible with previous military authorization.

Read more at: https://panampost.com/sabrina-martin/2018/12/18/russia-seeks-to-install-a-military-base-in-coastal-venezuela/

I think we had one story on this already but not as much detail, such as this would be built on that island of La Orchila, north of Caracas.
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Re: Russia Seeks to Install a Military Base in Coastal Venezuela
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2018, 08:24:32 pm »
Not the first time this has been talked about:

Chávez says yes to Russian base
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/mar/16/chavez-russia-venezuela-nuclear-base
15 Mar 2009

Russia is planning to open an airbase for its strategic nuclear bombers in Venezuela in a snub to the United States that taints a promised rapprochement between Moscow and Washington.

Venezuela's president, Hugo Chávez, has offered a Caribbean island for the base and a team of Russian officers has already inspected the facilities, it has emerged.

Major General Anatoly Zhikharev, the Russian air force's chief of staff for long-range aviation, told reporters in Moscow that Chávez had proposed the site and the Russian side was considering it. "If a relevant political decision is made, this is possible," he said....

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Re: Russia Seeks to Install a Military Base in Coastal Venezuela
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2018, 08:31:42 pm »
It just means we know where to find them.
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Re: Russia Seeks to Install a Military Base in Coastal Venezuela
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2018, 11:10:27 pm »
I think it's time for -us- to sail down to that island, and "establish" a military base there, before the Russians can set foot on the place.

Ever heard of sumthin' called the Monroe Doctrine?
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