Rusia podría vender los cinco batallones de misiles S-300 que no ha podido entregar a Irán, a Venezuela. El presidente venezolano, de visita en Rusia, ha declarado que su país está dispuesto a hacerse con una variedad de sistemas antiaéreos de fabricación rusa.
Venezuela ya ha adquirido 12 sistemas de misiles de defensa aérea Tor-M1, cañones antiaéreos ZU-23-2 y misiles de corto alcance Igla-S.
En caso de concretarse la venta , Rusia exigiría el pago al contado de los S-300. Otras compras han sido financiadas mediante préstamos, como el de la compra a Rusia de 92 carros de combate T-72M1M.
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Russia's S-300 air defense systems could be sold to Venezuela.
Russia is looking for a buyer of five battalions of S-300PMU-1 air defense systems ordered by Iran, which are worth $800 million, and Venezuela could become such a buyer.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who is currently on a visit to Russia, earlier said his country was interested in buying different types of Russian-made air defense systems to create a multilayered air defense network.
Venezuela has already purchased 12 Tor-M1 air defense systems, a number of ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft guns and Igla-S portable short-range air defense systems from Russia.
If the S-300 deal with Venezuela goes through, Caracas should pay cash for the missiles, rather than take another loan from Russia.
Moscow has already provided Caracas with several loans to buy Russian-made weaponry, including a recent $2.2-mln loan on the purchase of 92 T-72M1M tanks.
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