Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez says two Russian bombers have arrived in the country to carry out training flights.

Hugo Chavez announced that two Tu-160 bombers would carry out manoeuvres, saying that it was part of a move towards a "multi-polar world".

"I'm going to fly one of those beasts," he joked.

"The Yankee hegemony is finished," he added

The planes are capable of carrying nuclear missiles, but the spokesman did not give any information about whether they were carrying arms during this mission.

is this the face of new world order?

Hugo is just a loose big mouth canon Castro wannabe. Known in internationa diplomacy as a showman.

idupaul:

Hugo is just a loose big mouth canon Castro wannabe. Known in internationa diplomacy as a showman.

I would not be so sure, with such powerful bomber in Hugo's arsenal:

The Tupolev Tu-160 (Russian: Туполев Ту-160, NATO reporting name Blackjack) is a supersonic, variable-geometry heavy bomber designed by the Soviet Union. It is similar in configuration to the B-1 Lancer but is significantly faster at altitude, with greater range and payload capacity.