Russia engages in 'gangland' diplomacy as it sends warship to the Caribbean (Times Online) Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:38:43 GMT Russia flexed its muscles in America’s backyard yesterday as it sent one of its largest warships to join military exercises in the Caribbean. The nuclear-powered flagship Peter the Great set off for Venezuela with the submarine destroyer Admiral Chabanenko and two support vessels in the first Russian naval mission in Latin America since the end of the Cold War.
