by Agencies , (Last Updated about 1 hour ago)MOSCOW: Russia plans to take steps to strengthen Venezuela’s armed forces, RIA news agency cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Friday. Russia is a staunch ally of embattled socialist President Nicolas Maduro and has backed him alongside China, while most western powers have backed opposition leader Juan Guaido. “I want to underline that I am talking specifically about work with equipment which was delivered there,” Ryabkov was quoted as saying.

Source: Pakistan Today July 05, 2019 11:37 UTC