Trump said Russia was getting out of Venezuela. The Kremlin says that's not true.

[Judi Lynn]

By Amie Ferris-Rotman and
Anton Troianovski June 4 at 9:19 AM

MOSCOW — The Kremlin on Tuesday denied having told the United States that it was pulling personnel out of Venezuela, contradicting a Twitter posting a day earlier by President Trump.

“There have been no official messages in this regard from the Russian side nor could there be any,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

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Moscow is a primary backer of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. National security adviser John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have charged that Russia has boosted its military, diplomatic and economic support to Maduro in the face of U.S. efforts to oust him.

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Russian officials have insisted that the country’s stance on Venezuela hasn’t changed. Moscow refers to Maduro as the legitimate president of the Venezuela, a key Russian ally in the Western Hemisphere. It describes American support for Juan Guaidó, the leader of Venezuela’s elected National Assembly whom the United States recognizes as interim president, as illegal interfering in Venezuela’s internal affairs.

More:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/trump-said-russia-was-getting-out-of-venezuela-the-kremlin-says-thats-not-true/2019/06/04/a069bd5a-86bc-11e9-9d73-e2ba6bbf1b9b_story.html?utm_term=.e88e3951c90c

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[Thomas Hurt]

1. Reality is whatever pops into Trump's head.