Venezuela's Chavez confirms plan to buy Russian jets
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez confirmed Sunday that his country will buy Russian Sukhoi fighters to replace its F-16s.
In a speech on state-owned television, Chavez said, "We will soon be in Moscow because we will buy Russian fighter jets to defend these skies and land."
Chavez also said he supported Venezuelan General Alberto Muller Rojas's recommendation to sell the F-16s.
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