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| Russian medicine arrives in Venezuela as Maduro blocks US aid |
| 2019-02-21 |
| [Hurriyet] As tensions in Venezuela mount ahead of a Feb. 23 showdown over humanitarian aid, Russian state news agencies said on Feb. 20 that a Russian shipment of medicine and medical equipment had arrived in Venezuela. The reports did not give the size of the shipment or say what it contained, though they cited a diplomatic source as saying the delivery was made under the aegis of the World Health Organization. Hours earlier President Nicolas Maduro had said 300 tons of medicine and other aid was on its way from Russia. Russia is an ally of President Maduro, who is under challenge from opposition leader Juan Guaido in a resurgence of the country’s political crisis. Guaido has called for "caravans" of tens of thousands of Venezuelans to join forces on Feb. 23 to carry the U.S. aid from Colombia into Venezuela, despite Maduro’s objections and the barricading of a key bridge linking Venezuela and the Colombian border city of Cucuta, where the aid is stored. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #2 ...We have the ability to jam and override every blessed radio and OTA/satellite TV channel going in and out of Venezuela - use it to show the people what their leaders are doing to them. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2019-02-21 16:59 |
| #1 He's closing the border with Brazil to prevent aid from coming in, too. I smell a fall... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-02-21 14:00 |