Venezuelan gov’t standoff escalates, as Russia reportedly sends private military contractors to beef up Maduro’s security team

beyhanyazar/iStock(CARACAS, Venezuela) — The impasse between the government of Nicolas Maduro and the interim government of opposition leader Juan Guaido entered its third day in Venezuela — as both leaders gave defiant national addresses on Friday, and a new report suggested that private military contractors were dispatched from Russia to help beef up Maduro’s security …

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