Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro is begging Putin for help as pressure from Donald Trump ramps up on his regime. A dog appeals to its owner…
According to a US intelligence briefing given to the Washington Post, Maduro has requested from Russia:
- Help upgrading air defences, in particular restoring Russian Sukhoi Su-20MK2 aircraft purchased by Venezuela.
- An overhaul of eight engines and five radars.
- 14 sets of what are believed to be Russian missiles.
- Unspecified “logistical support.“
This comes after multiple US military strikes on Venezuelan and other drug traffickers in the open ocean. Which have dispatched 61 people since last month…
Russian interests in the country are long-held since Hugo Chavez was in power: From 2005-2007 alone Venezuela signed 12 arms contracts with Russia to the tune of $4.4 billion. Moscow is keen on using Venezula as a base for its strategic bombers. It wields huge influence in its axis of likeminded states Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua…
Over the weekend Maduro and Putin ratified a new strategic treaty and on Sunday an Ilyushin Il-76 transport jet arrives in Caracas.
The latest UK Trade and Investment statistics on Venezuela, published today, shows total UK imports from the country “amounted to £41 million in the four quarters to the end of Q2 2025 (an increase of 57.7% or £15 million in current prices, compared to the four quarters to the end of Q2 2024).” Our trade with the dictatorship has been increasing from its 2020 low…
