Russia has been one of Venezuela’s most reliable allies in recent years, supporting President Nicolas Maduro’s government and ...

“No one in this world can impose a president in Venezuela.” China and Russia also sent representatives, with Russia’s State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin seen arriving late on a state ...

Venezuela and its most powerful ally Russia signed agreements Thursday on intelligence-gathering and counter-espionage, as well as energy cooperation, during a visit by a senior Kremlin official ...

Their flight to Bogotá was scheduled for July 19, but they never boarded. The governments of Russia and Venezuela are close allies, and President Vladimir Putin is one of the few leaders to have ...

US use of sanctions has ballooned. Yet Venezuela shows the failure both of ‘maximum pressure’ tactics and attempts to ...

Advisers to President-elect Donald Trump are crafting a wide-ranging sanctions strategy to facilitate a Russia-Ukraine ...

Russia's longest flights are to the tropical beaches of Venezuela, Bali, and Cuba (destinations free from Western sanctions).

Putin’s abandonment of Syria is also striking. Russia has been a crucial patron to Venezuela for several decades, providing it with military funding. A significant portion of the funds was ...

Nicolas Maduro’s grip on Venezuela continues to be a crisis not only for his people but for the entire Western Hemisphere.

Venezuela, Russia and others conspire together. “In many ways we are competitors, each of us has oil and gas to sell”. Most Venezuelans are hoping for normalized relations with the U.S., as ...

Russia has pledged to boost military and economic co-operation with Venezuela to help the South American nation deal with growing US pressure. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's comments ...

Venezuela has the largest oil and gas reserves in the world, but produces hardly any of it. The decision to do so is up to the government. If it does nothing, Venezuela's oil might stay in the ...