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Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday reaffirmed his support for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, one day after the United States’ seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela.
Venezuela’s El Nacional newspaper reported that Putin expressed his backing for Maduro in a telephone conversation between the two leaders.
Putin’s support comes in the face of heavy US military deployment in the Caribbean and the US campaign against narco-trafficking in the region.
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