Russian jets in Venezuela hit relations with US - 11 Sept 08

The already frosty relations between Moscow and the US are being put under further strain with the arrival of two Russian bombers in Venezuela. Moscow insists they are just on a training mission but with Russian ships also due in the Carribean later this year, both deployments are being seen as a tit-for-tat response to US movements in Russia's backyard. The Russian foreign minister is currently in Poland to express his concern over Washington's plans for a missile defence shield based in former Soviet States. Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher reports.