The Trump administration is tumbling into a proxy battle with Russia over Venezuela. And it's the latest international standoff that threatening a return to the tense Cold War years
The Trump administration is tumbling into a proxy battle with Russia over Venezuela, the latest international standoff that threatens a return to the tense Cold War years.
“This is our hemisphere — it’s not where the Russians ought to be interfering," Trump national security adviser John Bolton told reporters on Wednesday. "This is a mistake on their part. It’s not going to lead to an improvement in relations.”Sign Up “What the Russians seem to have effectively figured out is how to call our bluff,” said Fernando Cutz, a former top National Security Council official under Trump. “When they send troops into Georgia, or Ukraine, or Syria, or Venezuela, what are we going to do about it? It complicates our calculus and gives Russia the upper hand.”
But Cuba, Russia, China and other countries that often oppose the United States on the international stage have supported Maduro. U.S. officials say Cuba has thousands of troops in Venezuela while Russia has sent roughly 100 military advisers to help Maduro, although experts have said the assistance is hard to quantify.
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