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Originally Posted by Skybird
Russian money is heavily engaged in Venezuela, lots of credits running, much money both from the state and from private financiers close to the Kremlin. That is a very clear and material interest Russia has in the Manduro regime, which is against the US and thus against the chance for the US meddling with the payback of these credits and financial interests. The same is true for China, though on not such a significant scale as the Russian case.
Of course both like to have opened a sore wound in the flank of the American backyard again. Maybe you can'T have missiles on Cuba - but having a Manduro in Venezuela nevertheless is worth an attempt to poke the Americans in the eye.
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We'll just make "The Hunt for Red October 2" and "RockyIV 2" to poke the Russians in the eye right back.