Worldfocus » warships http://worldfocus.org International News, Videos and Blogs Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:46:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Russian warship to arrive, following Venezuela’s elections http://worldfocus.org/blog/2008/11/24/russian-warship-to-arrive-following-venezuelas-elections/2906/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2008/11/24/russian-warship-to-arrive-following-venezuelas-elections/2906/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:40:32 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=2906 Sunday’s regional elections in Venezuela saw some gains for Hugo Chávez’s opponents, at a time when the leader awaits the arrival of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and a fleet of Russian warships. The ships will conduct joint exercises with Venezuela’s navy.

Shannon O’Neil, a specialist on Latin America at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins Martin Savidge to discuss Chávez’s position, joint naval exercises between Russia and Venezuela and Obama’s approach to Venezuela going forward.

Shannon O’Neil of the Council on Foreign Relations examines Hugo Chávez’s position and the future of Venezuela in light of Sunday’s local elections and forthcoming joint naval exercises with Russian warships. /files/2008/11/th_venezuela_oneil1124.jpg /files/2008/11/th_venezuela_oneil1124.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2008/11/24/russian-warship-to-arrive-following-venezuelas-elections/2906/feed/