Defense: Russian navy to visit naval base in Panama

A Russian warship will visit a naval base in Panama, following the completion of its joint exercises with the Venezuelan navy.

A navy spokesman, Igor Dygalo said the destroyer, called Admiral Chabanenko, arrives Friday for a six-day visit at the Rodman naval base in the port of Balboa at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal, formerly a U.S. naval hub.

The spokesman says it will be the first time since World War II that a Russian ship has crossed the canal.

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