My Way News - Putin says ties with Latin America a top priority
AP reports: "The Russian naval deployment follows a weeklong visit to Venezuela by a pair of Russian strategic bombers. On his Sunday TV and radio program, Chavez joked that he would be making his international tour aboard the 'super-bombers that Medvedev loaned me.' Chavez has also talked about creating 'a new strategic energy alliance' with between the oil-rich nations."