In Venezuela, land 100 soldiers, and one of the highest officers of the Russian armed forces. Russia likes to claim that the use of its military is fully in line with international treaties.
And of course the (is still) no Intervention. But it is an unmistakable Signal: that, Under the circumstances, the struggle for power between the autocrat, Nicolas Maduro and the opposition leader Juan Guaidó, the military action is clearly an interference in the internal Affairs of the Latin American country.
Moscow is in Venezuela much to the game. The country is one of the best customers for Russian weapons, many billions paid by Maduro. Among other things, with the gold reserves of the country. For this and for Russian aid loans, he pledged revenue from the Oil and gas industry, among others, Rosneft and Gazprom.
not all of That change to the game would be in a regime that is afraid of you in Moscow probably wrong. Therefore, the strategy is to “rescue for the autocrats” – as in Syria. Also, the scenario is similar. Russia’s President is a gambler, a stone-cold player. He relies on quick military action and that the West is not ready for a direct confrontation. This not only works in the rescue of Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad. It is also the recipe for success in the occupation of the Crimea.
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support for President Maduro, Two Russian military planes land in Venezuela
The arrival of Russian soldiers in Venezuela is also a Signal in the Interior of Latin American country. The shoulder-to-shoulder with the Venezuelan military is to show that the Opposition is missing the crucial Element for regime change. All the previous peaceful Transitions from dictatorship to democracy succeeded because the Opposition was able to pull a part of the old elites, especially the security forces, on their side. So Guaidó in Venezuela is a failure obviously. But because Moscow can not be sure, embraces the Venezuelan brothers in arms, the generals Maduro, as a precaution, currently, a particularly warm welcome.
