Russia weighs Cuba, Venezuela bases
Russia could use bases for its strategic bombers on the doorstep of the United States in Cuba and Venezuela to underpin long-distance patrols in the region, a senior air force officer said Saturday. Last year, Russia temporarily based a pair of Tu-160 bombers at an airbase in Venezuela. A Russian flotilla led by the nuclear-powered cruiser Peter the Great also joined Venezuelan navy vessels for manoeuvres in the Caribbean late last year.
