A mysterious Russian plane landed in Venezuela and the opposition claims that it will take gold reserves

In the midst of Venezuela's political and economic crisis, everyone is wondering about the unexpected landing of a Russian plane. Opponents of Nicolás Maduro spoke on social media and indicated that the president intended to load this giant ship. gold reserves, with the intention of removing them from the country.

It is a Boeing 777 with a capacity of 400 pbadengers that belongs to Nordwind Airlines of Russia. The ship arrived in Venezuela Monday night and Wednesday, it remained at Maiquetía airport, just 35 kilometers from downtown Caracas. A representative of the airline confirmed the arrival of the aircraft, but he refused to reveal who rented it, what is its load and its route.

Opposition legislator, José Guerra, former director of the Central Bank, said sources from the monetary authority had informed him that the plane had been hired for transport. 20 tons of goldabout 15% of Caracas reserves.

"We want this to be taken very seriously," Guerra told the Legislative Assembly. "These reserves are not Calixto Ortega – current president of the Central Bank allied with Maduro-, these reserves belong to the Venezuelan people". However, the government did not react immediately.

Russia leads the group of countries that have shown in the defense of Maduro and who accuse the United States of promoting a coup by recognizing Juan Guaidó, the opposition-controlled Speaker of the National Assembly, in his proclamation to the presidency last week.

In addition, the government of Vadimir Putin is one of the main creditors of Maduro, to whom provides weapons. The state company Rosneft has big investments in Venezuelan oil.

It is believed that this is the first time this plane flies to Venezuela. Data from your route indicate that your usual route is in Russia and Southeast Asia.