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Russia accuses Colombia of trying to provoke civil war in Venezuela
by Adriaan Alsema April 2, 2019
Days after US President Donald Trump publicly humiliated his Colombian counterpart, President Ivan Duque on Tuesday was forced to defend his government against Russian claims he sought to provoke civil war in Venezuela.
The Federation Council, the Russian equivalent of a senate, wrote a letter to Colombian Congress in which it accused the country’s government and other allies of the United States of trying to “provoke a civil war” and a possible “military intervention in this state” whose disputed President, Nicolas Maduro, is an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, who declared himself president in January, used Colombia and Brazil to force American aid into the neighboring country in February.
The operation that sought to break the Venezuelan military’s loyalty to Maduro turned violent and failed.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/russia-accuses-colombia-of-trying-to-provoke-civil-war-in-venezuela/
