President Donald Trump said on Monday that Russia told the United States it had removed “most of their people” from Venezuela, where Moscow has maintained military and economic ties with socialist President Nicolas Maduro. Trump posted a message on Twitter about the alleged Russian drawdown while on a state visit to London but did not provide any further details. Private military contractors who do secret missions for Russia flew into Venezuela in late January to beef up security for Maduro, according to people close to them. “Russia has informed us that they have removed most of their people from Venezuela,” Trump tweeted. Maduro has the backing of Russia, China and Cuba and continues to control most state institutions, including the military.

Source: Pakistan Today June 04, 2019 02:30 UTC