In the US, scared "hundreds of Russian military" in Venezuela
Admiral Craig S. Faller, Commander of the US Southern Command, USSOUTHCOM, said at a hearing in the US Senate Committee on Armed Forces that there were allegedly “hundreds of Russian military and contractors” in Venezuela. The USSOUTHCOM's area of responsibility includes: Central and South America, as well as the surrounding Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (headquarters in Miami, Florida).
- said Voller, appointed to the post on November 28, 2018.
Foller argues that Russian military and contractors based in Venezuela support a military equipmentdelivered to this country.
- emphasized Voller.
At the same time, Voller said that the volume of arms supplies from Russia to Venezuela, over the past decade, amounted to $ 9 billion.
- the admiral lamented.
Foller said that in March 2019, a helicopter training center was opened by Russian specialists in Venezuela. The admiral was alarmed that arms sales and staff training would allow Moscow to acquire a platform for recruiting intelligence sources and collecting the necessary information.
The admiral added that the deployment by Russia of two strategic bombers in the Western Hemisphere in 2018 and the deployment of the Navy group in 2019, led by the frigate Admiral Gorshkov, is a demonstration of strength to the United States.
It should be noted that on June 26, 2019, the Russian Embassy in Venezuela (located in Caracas) informed the public that Russian technical specialists were leaving the Bolivarian Republic.
Russian troops and Russian military contractors are located in Venezuela, their presence is in the hundreds. They support the "regime" of Maduro.
- said Voller, appointed to the post on November 28, 2018.
Foller argues that Russian military and contractors based in Venezuela support a military equipmentdelivered to this country.
They carry out the whole range of activities that can be expected from a foreign power supporting its puppet regime.
- emphasized Voller.
At the same time, Voller said that the volume of arms supplies from Russia to Venezuela, over the past decade, amounted to $ 9 billion.
Latin America and the Caribbean are the main market for the sale of Russian weapons, and Moscow continues to penetrate the field of training (specialists and the military - ed.), Where the USA has traditionally dominated. Since 2009, Russia has sold nearly $ 9 billion worth of weapons to Venezuela, including combat aircraft, tanks and anti-aircraft missile systems.
- the admiral lamented.
Foller said that in March 2019, a helicopter training center was opened by Russian specialists in Venezuela. The admiral was alarmed that arms sales and staff training would allow Moscow to acquire a platform for recruiting intelligence sources and collecting the necessary information.
The admiral added that the deployment by Russia of two strategic bombers in the Western Hemisphere in 2018 and the deployment of the Navy group in 2019, led by the frigate Admiral Gorshkov, is a demonstration of strength to the United States.
It should be noted that on June 26, 2019, the Russian Embassy in Venezuela (located in Caracas) informed the public that Russian technical specialists were leaving the Bolivarian Republic.
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