"@ CODAI_FANB happily departs from the Russian delegation who participated in the #Operating CombatantsVzlaRusia2018 and is grateful for the exchange of experiences and the demonstration of friendship manifested. Continue from furrow the spaces of peace, "said the commander of the aerospace comprehensive defense. on Twitter.
On Wednesday, the United States government announced that Russian officials had confirmed that the squadron, including two Tu-160 bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons, would return to Russia on Friday. The Russian mission also involved an An-14 cargo ship and an Il-62 pbadenger plane.
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However, the United States reacts with criticism and Colonel Robert Manning, spokesman of the Department of Defense, denounces the fact that Washington offers humanitarian aid "in the middle of the tragedy", Russia "sends bombers in Venezuela ".
Colombian President Iván Duque said that the continent should "be attentive" to the military exercises of the Russians and Venezuelans and described them as "hostile".