The following is a translation of a rather tongue-in-cheek article from Izvestia about the latest raft of deals between Russia and Venezuela.

Bolivar survived two Igor Sechin brought Hugo Chavez a hundred Russian partners By Vladimir Demchenko Russian vice-premier Igor Sechin has spent some time in Venezuela. Together with president Hugo Chavez he started up a drilling rig, as well as taking part in the work of a high level inter-governmental Russo-Venezuelan commission. The plans of both the one side and the other are impressive, as an “Izvestiya” correspondent became convinced.