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The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, with the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin
Russia and Venezuela are bound by “contractual obligations”. Donald Trump thinks Nicolás Maduro’s days as president are close to an end.
The Government russo admitted that he maintains contacts with the Venezuela regarding a possible request for help from Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
“We are in contact with our Venezuelan friends”, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the TASS news agency without directly mentioning Maduro’s alleged request.
According to, Maduro reportedly requested help from Russia, China and Iran to strengthen the country’s defenses against pressure from the United States.
Peskov declined to talk about possible requests for help, but said that Russia and Venezuela are linked by “contractual obligations”. Russia and Venezuela signed a strategic partnership agreement in May, during Maduro’s visit to Moscow.
This week, Russia reiterated support for Venezuela in the face of “existing and potential” threats from the United States.
USA in the Caribbean
Several reports published on Friday indicate that the United States is expanding the non-Caribbean military contingent or even planning attacks against targets in Venezuela.
According to defense journalists, the United States will have eight warships, three amphibious assault ships and a submarine in the region in a few days, totaling 13 military ships, the largest contingent since the first Gulf War (1990-1991), according to a study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
The United States will be making its largest military deployment in the Caribbean since the first Gulf War and is preparing for military installations in Venezuela at any moment.
According to Nicolás Maduro, the US wants to remove him from the presidency of Venezuela.
According to Donald Trump, the dias of Nicolás Maduro as president of Venezuela are numbered – but doubts a war with Venezuela: “I doubt it. I don’t believe it. But they have treated us very badly”, he commented on .
