ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — President Vladimir Putin has told reporters that Moscow has no intention to deploy its troops or set up military bases in Venezuela. He added that Russian experts have been in Venezuela to service Russian-made weapons bought … Read More
Five years of ruin. This week Venezuela’s central bank unexpectedly published data (link in Spanish) on economic growth and inflation. It’s the first time in years that official figures on the economy have been released. Regular updates stopped in 2015 as president … Read More
Graham believes the threat of an invasion could check what he says is Cuban influence in the country. A rally for Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó. Edilzon Gamez/Getty Images Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), a close ally of President Donald Trump, suggested … Read More
Venezuela has the world’s largest oil reserves, yet people are scrambling to fill car tanks as petrol supplies dry up. For the last five years, Venezuelans have been struggling to live with an increasing shortage of food, medicine, electricity and … Read More
White House national security adviser says Nicolas Maduro is hiding in a bunker Mauricio Claver-Carone claims Venezuelan president has lost his inner circle Trump administration adviser said the opposition uprising had not been a failure He added Russian and Cubans around Maduro shows … Read More
Opposition leader Juan Guaido calls for nationwide rallies to protest against arrest of deputy speaker Edgar Zambrano. National Assembly VP Edgar Zambrano (L) was arrested by intelligence services [File: Reuters] Venezuela is bracing for another day of nationwide protests following the … Read More
The crisis in Venezuela is only getting worse by the week. And with Russian backing, it looks less likely that dictator Nicolas Maduro will step aside. Ana Quintana of The Heritage Foundation explains what’s at stake, and what’s going on. … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, Sorry there was no Update last week. If there had been, it would have told of the wonderful crowd we had for the events surrounding the Passover (Lord’s Supper) and the First Day of Unleavened Bread. … Read More