Russia Opens Helicopter Flight Training Centre in Venezuela

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Russia Opens Helicopter Flight Training Centre in Venezuela

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29.03.2019(updated 22:44 29.03.2019)

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia opened on Friday a helicopter flight training centre in Venezuela to assist Venezuelan pilots in learning how to fly Russian-made Mi-family helicopters, Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said.

"A modern helicopter training centre was built under the contract between JSC Rosoboronexport [part of Rostec State Corporation] with the Venezuelan defence company CAVIM," the Russian company said in a statement.

According to the statement, the capabilities of this centre allow Venezuelan pilots to undergo comprehensive training in flying the Mi-17V-5, Mi-35M and Mi-26T helicopters in close-to-reality conditions.

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Rosoboronexport reiterated that Russia remains committed to expanding defence industry cooperation with Venezuela while paying special attention to the training of specialists, as well as the timely maintenance of the supplied equipment.

Russian arms deliveries "provided Venezuela with solid potential that ensures the country's security and defence capability," Rosoboronexport stressed.

Rosoboronexport is the state company exporting military equipment in Russia and among the world's largest arms exporters.

https://sputniknews.com/latam/20190...-helicopter-flight-training-centre-venezuela/

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Well, the US can hysterically oppose Russia or China, but it has nothing to do to stop normal state to state relations between Venezuela and other countries. This is China and Russia's Freedom of Navigation.

 

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Russia Explains Why Military Specialists Arrived to Venezuela

14:54 31.03.2019

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY (Russia's Far East) (Sputnik) - Russian servicemen are in Venezuela legally, they are helping to carry out maintenance of previously supplied Russian military equipment, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said commenting on the recent call on Russia by US President Donald Trump to leave Venezuela.

"We have explained what our servicemen are doing in Venezuela, providing, on an absolutely legitimate and legal basis, the maintenance of military equipment, which we have delivered in accordance with an intergovernmental agreement ratified by the Venezuelan parliament and absolutely in line with the Venezuelan constitution," Lavrov said in the "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin" program aired by Rossiya-1 television.

READ MORE: Russia Lambasts US Over Threats to Impose Sanctions on Moscow Over Venezuela

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Venezuela Responds to US Threats Against Russia, Reminds of Pentagon Military Activity Near Border

A group of Russian military personnel arrived in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas last week to take part in consultations with country's officials on defence industry cooperation, a diplomatic source in Caracas told Sputnik. According to Venezuelan media reports, 99 Russian military staff arrived in Caracas on board two planes, which also delivered 35 tonnes of cargo.

© SPUTNIK / PAVEL LISITSYN

On Wednesday, Trump said Russia "needed to get out" of Venezuela. Earlier in the week, Pompeo denounced in a phone call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov "the continued insertion of Russian military personnel" in the Latin American country.

Earlier, US Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams, commenting on the arrival of Russian military aircraft in Caracas, said that various measures could be taken by Washington, particularly in economic terms, hinting at more sanctions against Russia.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on March 28 that the Russian military personnel’s presence in Venezuela was fully legitimate and in accordance with the defence agreement between Moscow and Caracas. She added that the personnel would remain in the country for as long as Moscow and Caracas deem their presence necessary.

https://sputniknews.com/latam/201903311073705503-russia-venezuela-equipment/

 

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Good job Russia, put more assets in Venezuela, now the pussy muricans can only bark like indians lol.