On Monday, Trump posted on Twitter: “Russia has informed us that they have removed most of their people from Venezuela.”Moscow is a primary backer of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Russia has informed us that they have removed most of their people from Venezuela. About 100 Russian military personnel arrived in Caracas aboard two military planes in March. The Wall Street Journal reported that Russian defence conglomerate Rostec had cut its staff of defence advisers in Venezuela, once totaling about 1,000, to a few dozen. Moscow refers to Maduro as the legitimate president of the Venezuela, a key Russian ally in the Western Hemisphere.

Source: National Post June 04, 2019 16:57 UTC