I bet El Presidente for life is looking at options for escape right now. From the New York Times:
In a Blow to Maduro, Russia Withdraws Key Defense Support to Venezuela
Russia has withdrawn key defense advisers from Venezuela, an embarrassment for President Nicolás Maduro as Moscow weighs the leader’s political and economic resilience against growing U.S. pressure.
Russian state defense contractor Rostec, which has trained Venezuelan troops and advised on securing arms contracts, has cut its staff in Venezuela to just a few dozen, from about 1,000 at the height of cooperation between Moscow and Caracas several years ago, said a person close to the Russian defense ministry.
Regime change in 3... 2... 1... I really feel sorry for the citizens of Venezuela - they have spent the last 30 years seeing firsthand what socialism is really like.
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