The first images of the mysterious Russian plane secretly arrived in Venezuela

L & # 39; agency Reuters published on Tuesday the first pictures and a short video of The VP-BJG registration machine, with a capacity of nearly 500 pbadengers and crew, parked in a private sector of the airport after flying from Moscow, where Nordwind has its base of operations.

Social networks and some Venezuelan media They have joined a wave of speculation about the reasons for the trip, since the withdrawal of Russian staff stationed in Venezuela until the flight of the leaders of the Chavist regime and its supposed wealth in gold, but none of this can not be confirmed.. At the moment, neither the airline Nordwind, which generally covers links to Southeast Asia and does not have for destination the country of South America – although it is generally hired for charter flights – nor the Venezuelan government spoke about it.

The mystery around the plane arose in a climate of tremendous tension and uncertainty in the country of South America, in the grip of an unprecedented socio-economic crisis, with increasing poverty, inflation and violence and a sharp drop in GDP. For two weeks, there has been a big upheaval, after whichand Juan Guaidó, president of the National Assembly, has been appointed interim president by this body, in defiance of the Chavez authorities headed by President Nicolás Maduro, who accuse a coup d'etat.

The international community has been divided in support of Guaidó, the United States, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and the European Union, among others, and Maduro's defense by Russia, China and Turkey, among others.

Moscow, mainly, ratified its alliance with Caracas and reported Friday that private military contractors, who carry out missions to Russia, flew to Venezuela to strengthen Maduro's security against mbadive opposition protests last week, according to his close relatives.

In addition, the government of President Vladimir Putin has accused his American counterpart Donald Trump of attempting to usurp power in Venezuela and warned against any military intervention, while condemning on Tuesday the new sanctions imposed by Washington to the vital oil sector of Venezuela.