AP: Russia to help Venezuela develop nuclear energy
From the Associated Press:
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed to help start a nuclear energy program in Venezuela and said Moscow is willing to participate in a socialist trade bloc in Latin America led by President Hugo Chavez.
Medvedev used his visit to Venezuela—the first by a Russian president—to extend Moscow’s reach into Latin America and deepen trade and military ties. Chavez denied trying to provoke the United States, but he welcomed Russia’s growing presence in Latin America as a reflection of declining U.S. influence.
It’s hard to tell if Russia is doing this to be actively hostile to the west, or if it is just to make money. It is probably a combination of the two. But this definitely shows a pattern of Russia helping oil-rich countries who clearly have no shortage of energy to develop nuclear energy for which they obviously have no need.
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