Washington has been supporting self-proclaimed Venezuelan interim President Juan Guaido since January 2019 in a bid to force democratically elected President Nicolas Maduro to resign, but without success.
The US president’s National Security Adviser John Bolton has taken to Twitter to accuse Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of allegedly misusing the country’s money. Bolton claimed that Maduro paid $209 million to Russia under a defence contract to “buy” Moscow’s support and once again called for the elected president to resign.
Maduro has grossly mismanaged Venezuela’s resources. In May, while hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans went hungry, Maduro gave Russia $209 million for a defense contract to buy their continued support. Venezuelans want true democratic leadership, not repression.
— John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton) June 16, 2019
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