Former Russian army linked to the Kremlin agreement with the protection of Nicolás Maduro

On a cable of the international agency Reuters, signed by Maria Tsvetkova and Anton Zverev, makes sure, after consulting two close sources, that Private military contractors on secret missions to Russia have been to Venezuela in recent days to work with the security of President Nicolás Maduro. opposition demonstrations supported by the United States.

A third source, close to Russian entrepreneurs, also said Reuters that there is a contingent in Venezuela, but can not specify when they arrived or what they serve.

Yevgeny Shabayev, head of a local Cossack paramilitary group linked to Russian military contractors, said he had heard that the number of soldiers in Venezuela could be about 400. However, other sources have talked about small groups.

Russia's presence in Venezuela intensified in 2018, when the regime strongly hung on the Kremlin. And Russia has not missed the opportunity to get up with more force in Latin America.

This support is economic, but it is also military and political. Last December, the dreaded – and clbadic – The Tupolev-160 nuclear bombers have shown the world their power from Caracas. Many badysts believe that this show of force was nothing more than the anticipation of the probable installation of a military base in Venezuela.