Russia has moved two nuclear-capable bombers to Venezuela. Russian Tupolews when you declared US an enemy of Nicolas Maduro? This makes for fierce criticism from Washington.
Selfie with a nuclear bomber? Several journalists of Russian state media came on Monday in this pleasure, as two Tupolev Tu-160 from Russia – Nato Codename: Blackjack – on the Maiquetia airport in Caracas landed. Almost 10,000 kilometers had traveled the planes from their base in Saratov, and Norwegian fighter aircraft had stitched his way to their tail fins. Russian pilots call the Supersonic Bomber with the narrow Silhouette-friendly “white Swan”, but your cargo is deadly. The Tu-160 can’t fly very far without refueling – you can also be with numerous nuclear cruise missiles and bombs equipped.
Blame and malice
The obvious enthusiasm of the Russian Reporter about the arrival of the bombers is not shared by the U.S. government. US Secretary of state Mike Pompeo is not exactly for his diplomatic Art. However, even for Pompeos conditions, the reaction to the flight of a Russian Bomber to a Russian-Venezuelan military manoeuvres harsh and clear. Half way around the world Russia had sent his two fliers, writes Pompeo on Twitter. “The Russian and Venezuelan people should see this as what it is: two corrupt governments squander public money, they suppress freedom, while their people suffer.”
The wanted to let Kremlin spokesman Dimitri Peskov on Tuesday did not go unchallenged sit up. Even if the answer is Yes actually, the Russian foreign Ministry was responsible – “most undiplomatic” and “completely inappropriate” to be Pompeos words, said Peskov. “And as for the idea that we are squandering money,” said the Kremlin spokesman continued: “This remark should not allow a country, one half of his Highlight could satisfy the Hunger in all of Africa.”
Beautiful Swan: Putin reviewed in 2005, a model of the Tu-160
This is no Cuban missile crisis
War of words between Moscow and Washington, as friendly as in the Cold war. For the Danish peace researcher Hans Kristensen, the two super-powers, “official military opponent.” There is no trusting communication between the United States and Russia, according to Kristensen, the Director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists in Washington. “Both sides hit, according to on the chest, want to deterrent signal,” said Kristensen in an interview with DW. “There are many small steps that add up to a small Cold war. This is a Trend that is worrying.”
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Remarkably, the time, to be sent to the Moscow, the aircraft have to be also. “In 2008 during the Georgia war, there were similar Bomber-operations,” says Kristensen. “And right now, speculation about possible reinforcements to the Ukrainian border after tensions have increased in the Azov sea.” Kristensen warns, however, before the panic. It was not the first Time that Russian planes would take part in such an Exercise. “In this part of the world, nothing is currently available in the game. We are far away from a Cuban missile crisis.”
The United States will provide to your backyard
Who, however, had thought that the war of words between Moscow and Washington have ended, had the bill without Robert Manning. Also, the speaker of the U.S. defense Department has criticized Moscow sharply, at the same time, the civil commitment of Washington’s highlight in the Region: “Our focus on the Region of South America, is different: while Russia sends bombers, we provide a hospital ship”.
The “USNS Comfort” in October at the South American coast and in the Caribbean, to supply to people who escaped from a Venezuelan medical. “We provide humanitarian assistance, Russia Bomber,” manning’s accusation. According to US, the ship, the anchor currently on the coast of Honduras, has examined, in eight weeks, 20,000 people, and 600 of the operations carried out. For the spokesman of the US defense Department is a clear sign that the U.S. is “in a Moment of need on the side of the Venezuelan people”. For years, the country suffers from Inflation, and Hunger almost 2.5 million Venezuelans have left for 2014 your country. With socialist slogans and autocratic policies of President Nicolás Maduro has driven the oil-richest country in the world in Isolation.
Venezuela sees Russia as a friend and strategic Partner
Hands-on! Maduro and Putin on 5. December in Moscow
And what Caracas said the military brother for help from Moscow? Also, the reaction of the Venezuelan government was not long in waiting. “Venezuela and Russia are peacemakers, not warmongers”, said the Minister of defense Vladimir Padrino, “no one in the world” had to make because of the nuclear bomber in Caracas. What followed was a clear peak in the direction of Washington: “as We prepare to defend Venezuela, to the last square centimeter. And that is what we will do with our friends, because we have friends in the world.”
The friendship with Russia was only a few days ago, reinforced with the visit of the Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro, in the case of Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The Kremlin chief himself had recently been threatened with counter-measures, should the United States, as announced, from the INF Treaty on medium-range missiles. In Russia, the votes were, in this context, according to the kidneys missiles in Latin America, station, Venezuela, was named as one of the possible bases. So, Cuban missile crisis reloaded? The spokesman for Putin, distanced himself from this idea. And also for Venezuela, this is – not – in question: a Russian, so foreign base in the country, the Constitution prohibits.
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