Russia will continue to provide equipment and support to the Venezuelan army in support of President Nicolas Maduro (pictured centre)
Daily Mail: Russians vow to strengthen Venezuela's military as Putin continues to support President Maduro
* Russia will continue to supply equipment to Venezuela's military, official said
* Deputy foreign minister vowed to stand 'shoulder to shoulder' with Venezuelans
* Came as foreign minister blamed US sanctions for economic woes at the UN
* Russia is one of the staunchest backers of Maduro's regime, against the US
Russia will strengthen Venezuela's military to resist 'enemies' who want to destabilise the country, deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov has said.
Mr Ryabkov, speaking on Venezuelan Independence Day, said that Moscow will continue to provide equipment to President Nicolas Maduro's troops without putting its own soldiers on the ground.
'We today declare, but not only declare, but with actions we reaffirm our determination to stand shoulder to shoulder with our Venezuelan friends,' he said.
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Update: Russia to help beef up Venezuela's armed forces: RIA cites official (Reuters)
WNU Editor: What a total waste of money and resources to someone who will never be able to pay for it.
2 comments:
Now this is a terrible decision by Russia. The US will never normalize relations with Russia if this is what they do. This is the actions of an avowed enemy.
They've already armed opposite sides of two ongoing civil wars. I hardly think this will be the straw that breaks the camels back.
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