This doesn’t make sense other than they are doing Putin’s bidding. Russia is friendly with Maduro. That is why the Trump administration has done nothing to topple the regime:
Erik Prince, the controversial private security executive and prominent supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, made a secret visit to Venezuela last month and met Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, one of socialist leader Nicolas Maduro’s closest and most outspoken allies, according to five sources familiar with the matter.
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