Demonstrators clash with riot police during the so-called mother of all marches against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, April 19, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Veron
Washington Free Beacon: Russia, China Playing Major Role in Keeping Venezuela Afloat
The countries 'have provided capital, goods, services, and political backing'.
Russia and China have played a major role in keeping the dictatorial Maduro regime in Venezuela afloat, according to expert testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Wednesday.
Evan Ellis, a senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a professor at the U.S. Army War College, appeared before the Western Hemisphere subcommittee of the Foreign Affairs Committee for a hearing on the malicious influence of state and criminal actors in the Latin American nation's ongoing breakdown.
"I would like to emphasize how both Russia and China, in the pursuit of their commercial and strategic interests in Venezuela, have provided capital, goods, services, and political backing that has indirectly enabled the populist regime to ignore and ultimately destroy the mechanisms of democratic accountability," Ellis began his testimony.
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WNU Editor: Its easy to blame Russia and China for making the situation worse in Venezuela by providing the means for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ad his allies to remain in power .... but the truth is that the situation in Venezuela was collapsing long before the Chinese and Russians got involved, and what they are doing right now is picking away at the carcass. For a better understanding on why China and Russia are involved in Venezuela, this analysis is spot on .... Venezuela’s “Oil Fire Sale” To Benefit Russia, China (Kent Moors, OilPrice.com).
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