CARACAS, Venezuela — As Venezuela’s reliance on Russia grows amid the country’s unfolding crisis, Vladimir Putin’s point man in Caracas is pushing back on the U.S. revival of a doctrine used for generations to justify military interventions in the region. “The history of humanity has shown that none of us are.”Those specific, written remarks were prepared ahead of the interview. He said he recalls Chavez complaining to the newly elected Putin about the need to raise oil prices, then near three-decade low. Zaemskiy said the legacy of Chavez’s economic and political revolution — that it restored dignity to the poor — remains intact. “It’s perfectly clear to me that the economic situation of the country has deteriorated a great deal,” he said.

Source: National Post April 18, 2019 19:30 UTC