New Atlanticist
Nov 22, 2017
Debt Default Pushes Venezuela Further into Russian Orbit
By
Rachel Ansley
Venezuela’s default on a massive international debt and Russia’s ongoing financial assistance to the South American country that is under both US and European Union (EU) sanctions, will push Caracas further into Moscow’s sphere of influence, according to an Atlantic Council analyst. “The Russians are throwing lifelines to the criminal Venezuelan regime with the intention […]