Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza gestures while speaking during a joint news conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov followed their talks in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, May 5, 2019. Lavrov meets with his Venezuelan counterpart on Sunday, a day before Lavrov is to meet the US secretary of state amid growing tensions over the Venezuela crisis. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/Associated Press)MOSCOW — Venezuela’s foreign minister says the country may expand the presence of Russian military specialists there, as Moscow and Washington accuse each other of interfering in the country’s crisis. Russia has had deep military cooperation with Venezuela over the years, including supplying weapons and aircraft. Arreaza told reporters “at present, there is a commission of (Russian) specialists in Venezuela, it could be expanded.”Copyright 2019 The Associated Press.

Source: Washington Post May 06, 2019 11:26 UTC