Hai chiếc Tu-160, cũng như An-124 và Il-62 của Không quân Nga đã thực hiện chuyến bay xuyên Đại Tây Dương và hạ cánh tại sân bay quốc tế Maiquetia.
Máy bay đã đi được hơn mười ngàn km. Tuyến đường bay nằm trên vùng biển Đại Tây Dương, Barents, Na Uy và vùng biển Caribe. Trên đường di chuyển tới quốc gia Nam Mỹ, đôi khi Tu-160 được "hộ tống" bởi các máy bay chiến đấu F-16 của không quân Na Uy.
Bộ Quốc phòng Nga nhấn mạnh rằng chuyến bay diễn ra tuân thủ hoàn toàn luật pháp quốc tế.
Buổi tiếp phi hành đoàn có sự tham dự của Bộ trưởng Bộ Quốc phòng Venezuela, Tướng Vladimir Padrino Lopez và đại diện của Đại sứ quán Nga.
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A Russian Tupolev Tu-160 strategic long-range heavy supersonic bomber aircraft is pictured upon landing at Maiquetia International Airport, just north of Caracas, on December 10, 2018. - Venezuela's Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino announced on December 10 that Venezuela and Russia are to hold joint military exercises.
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Venezuelan Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino (C) is pictured after the arrival of two Russian Tupolev Tu-160 strategic long-range heavy supersonic bomber aircrafts at Maiquetia International Airport, just north of Caracas, on December 10, 2018. - Venezuela and Russia will hold joint air force exercises for the defence of the South American country, Padrino announced on Monday. Padrino welcomed about 100 Russian pilots and other personnel after the Tu-160s and two other aircraft landed at the international airport that serves Caracas.
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A Russian Tupolev Tu-160 strategic long-range heavy supersonic bomber aircraft is pictured upon landing at Maiquetia International Airport, just north of Caracas, on December 10, 2018. - Venezuela's Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino announced on December 10 that Venezuela and Russia are to hold joint military exercises.
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A Russian Tupolev Tu-160 strategic long-range heavy supersonic bomber aircraft lands at Maiquetia International Airport, just north of Caracas, on December 10, 2018. - Venezuela's Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino announced on December 10 that Venezuela and Russia are to hold joint military exercises.
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Russian Air Force personnel secure a Tupolev Tu-160 strategic long-range heavy supersonic bomber aircraft upon landing at Maiquetia International Airport, just north of Caracas, on December 10, 2018. - Venezuela and Russia will hold joint air force exercises for the defence of the South American country, Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino announced on Monday. Padrino, whose government often accuses the United States of plotting military action against it, made the announcement as he welcomed about 100 Russian pilots and other personnel upon their arrival in Caracas aboard various military aircraft.
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Venezuelan Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino gives his thumb up as he sits on the cockpit of a Russian Tupolev Tu-160 strategic long-range heavy supersonic bomber aircraft after it landed at Maiquetia International Airport, just north of Caracas, on December 10, 2018. - Venezuela and Russia will hold joint air force exercises for the defence of the South American country, Padrino announced on Monday.
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Russian Air Force pilots are pictured upon landing in a Tupolev Tu-160 strategic long-range heavy supersonic bomber aircraft at Maiquetia International Airport, just north of Caracas, on December 10, 2018. - Venezuela and Russia will hold joint air force exercises for the defence of the South American country, Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino announced on Monday. Padrino, whose government often accuses the United States of plotting military action against it, made the announcement as he welcomed about 100 Russian pilots and other personnel upon their arrival in Caracas aboard various military aircraft.
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A Russian Tupolev Tu-160 strategic long-range heavy supersonic bomber aircraft is pictured upon landing at Maiquetia International Airport, just north of Caracas, on December 10, 2018. - Venezuela's Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino announced on December 10 that Venezuela and Russia are to hold joint military exercises.
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Venezuelan Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino (C) is pictured after the arrival of two Russian Tupolev Tu-160 strategic long-range heavy supersonic bomber aircrafts at Maiquetia International Airport, just north of Caracas, on December 10, 2018. - Venezuela and Russia will hold joint air force exercises for the defence of the South American country, Padrino announced on Monday. Padrino welcomed about 100 Russian pilots and other personnel after the Tu-160s and two other aircraft landed at the international airport that serves Caracas.
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A Russian Tupolev Tu-160 strategic long-range heavy supersonic bomber aircraft is pictured upon landing at Maiquetia International Airport, just north of Caracas, on December 10, 2018. - Venezuela's Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino announced on December 10 that Venezuela and Russia are to hold joint military exercises.
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A Russian Tupolev Tu-160 strategic long-range heavy supersonic bomber aircraft lands at Maiquetia International Airport, just north of Caracas, on December 10, 2018. - Venezuela's Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino announced on December 10 that Venezuela and Russia are to hold joint military exercises.
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Russian Air Force personnel secure a Tupolev Tu-160 strategic long-range heavy supersonic bomber aircraft upon landing at Maiquetia International Airport, just north of Caracas, on December 10, 2018. - Venezuela and Russia will hold joint air force exercises for the defence of the South American country, Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino announced on Monday. Padrino, whose government often accuses the United States of plotting military action against it, made the announcement as he welcomed about 100 Russian pilots and other personnel upon their arrival in Caracas aboard various military aircraft.
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Venezuelan Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino gives his thumb up as he sits on the cockpit of a Russian Tupolev Tu-160 strategic long-range heavy supersonic bomber aircraft after it landed at Maiquetia International Airport, just north of Caracas, on December 10, 2018. - Venezuela and Russia will hold joint air force exercises for the defence of the South American country, Padrino announced on Monday.
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Russian Air Force pilots are pictured upon landing in a Tupolev Tu-160 strategic long-range heavy supersonic bomber aircraft at Maiquetia International Airport, just north of Caracas, on December 10, 2018. - Venezuela and Russia will hold joint air force exercises for the defence of the South American country, Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino announced on Monday. Padrino, whose government often accuses the United States of plotting military action against it, made the announcement as he welcomed about 100 Russian pilots and other personnel upon their arrival in Caracas aboard various military aircraft.
Ngoại trưởng Hoa Kỳ Mike Pompeo đã bình luận về việc Nga điều máy bay mang tên lửa Tu-160 tới Venezuela. Theo ông, đó là một sự lãng phí tài sản quốc gia.
"Chính phủ Nga đã điều máy bay ném bom qua nửa vòng Trái đất tới Venezuela. Người dân Nga và Venezuela phải hiểu điều đó có nghĩa là gì: hai chính phủ tham nhũng lãng phí tài sản quốc gia, đàn áp tự do và độc lập trong khi người dân của họ đang sống trong đói khổ", ông Pompeo nói.
Tuần trước, Bộ trưởng Quốc phòng Nga Sergey Shoigu bày tỏ hy vọng rằng những chuyến bay của Không quân Nga tới sân bay của Venezuela sẽ tiếp tục, và các tàu Hải quân sẽ ghé thăm cảng của nước Cộng hòa Nam Mỹ này.
Theo Bộ trưởng Nga, quân nhân sẽ có cơ hội tích lũy kinh nghiệm bay tầm xa quan trọng cũng như duy trì thiết bị trong điều kiện chiến đấu tốt.
