U.S. Advises Venezuela Against Purchase of Russian Fighter Jets

Posted on: Dec. 1st, 2004 || Source: mosnews.com | E-mail Article | Print Article

On Tuesday, November 30, a senior U.S. official expressed a dim view of Venezuela possibly buying Russian MiG-29 fighter jets to replace its U.S.-made F-16 jets.

“We shoot down MiGs,” threatened the Bush administration official quoted by Reuters. The official spoke on condition of anonymity.

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