Russian military officials in Venezuela for defence industry talks
Russian military officials in Venezuela for defence industry talks
Peter Spinella and Juan Garff Mar 25, 2019
Moscow (dpa) - Russian military officials have arrived in Venezuela for talks on defence industry cooperation, Russian state media reported Monday, drawing the ire of the United States' top diplomat.
Russia is one of the crisis-hit Venezuelan government's strongest backers, having provided billions of dollars in credit to the South American country in recent years.
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Lavrov accused the US of threatening Venezuela's "legitimate government" and attempting to stage a coup, claiming these acts to be "a violation of the UN Charter and blatant interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign state," the Embassy of Russia quoted the minister as saying in a social media post.
Russian weapons manufacturer Kalashnikov previously announced plans to begin assembling AK-103 assault rifles at a factory in Venezuela by the end of this year, with an annual capacity of 25,000.
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