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Venezuela. Trump: "Russia withdraws its support for Maduro"

Tension rises between the two countries after the deployment of 100 soldiers in South America

The United States President Donald Trump warned Russia about the deployment of soldiers in Venezuela, after 100 of them arrived last Saturday on two planes (see AVIONEWS) along with 35 tons of different kinds of material, including probably also weapons. A gesture from Moscow aimed at demonstrating support for President Nicolas Maduro and which is part of the 2001 technical-military cooperation treaty,...

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ReportVenezuela: two Russian military planes landed

The Chief of Staff of the Army and 100 soldiers were present

An Ilyushin Il-62 and an Antonov An-124 planes of the Russian Air Force landed on Saturday in the Caracas airport where they carried the Chief of Staff of the Army accompanied by about 100 soldiers and... more

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