Chavez happy over Russian arms.Fresh from a visit to Moscow Moscow, city, Russia Moscow (mŏs`kou, –kō), Rus. Moskva, city (1991 est. pop. 8,802,000), capital of Russia and of Moscow region and the administrative center of the Central district, W central European Russia, on the , a gleeful glee·ful adj. Full of jubilant delight; joyful. glee  ful·ly adv.glee President Hugo Chavez pored over diagrams and charts showing his latest arms purchases. "We're ready for you!" he warned on a TV show--a warning directed at the US and Colombia, reports Reuters Reuters British cooperative news agency. Founded in 1851 by Paul Julius Reuter, it was initially concerned with commercial news but began to serve a growing newspaper clientele after the London Morning Advertiser subscribed in 1858. (Sept. 17, 2009). Chavez's growing armory, including the advanced S300 missile defense system Noun 1. missile defense system - naval weaponry providing a defense system missile defence system naval weaponry - weaponry for warships along with 92 tanks he is buying from Russia, has put him back where he is happiest: challenging US power and playing to his home crowd. Russia lent US$2.2 billion for arms to Venezuela, where it has growing oil interests. Chavez went ahead with the arms purchases despite a sharp drop in oil income which forced budget cuts earlier this year. |
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