Moscow Accuses Trump Of Sending Special Forces To Venezuela

(Daily Mail) 22 February 2019 10:14 Russia has accused the US of using aid deliveries to Venezuela as a ploy to carry out military action against President Nicolas Maduros government. The Kremlins Foreign Ministry said America had deployed special forces and equipment near the South American nation and accused Washington of a dangerous provocation. Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova pointed to efforts by opposition leader Juan Guaidos planned bid tomorrow to pick up US aid being stockpiled on the Colombian border. Guaidos intentions to bring the supplies across the border are aimed at provoking clashes she said to provide a convenient pretext for conducting military action. Russia is a key supporter of Maduros government and has repeatedly accused Washington of trying to carry out a coup in Venezuela. Venezuelan Deputy Foreign Minister Ivan Gil said at a meeting in the upper chamber of the Russian parliament on Friday that Maduro is constantly in touch with President Vladimir Putin on the phone.