The President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro has arrived in Moscow on Tuesday.
Shortly after his arrival, a post appeared on Maduro's Twitter, explaining the reason for his coming to Russia. Among other things, the message says: "We have arrived in our Russian motherland to strengthen our historical and very positive relations and respect between our peoples..." Two photos showed Maduro being greeted at the airport.
Rossiya 24 news channel broadcast part of an interview with Nicolas Maduro on Monday, in which the president expressed his gratitude to Russia for supporting Venezuela's sovereignty. The country has been living through a humanitarian and political crisis that intensified in January after the US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido proclaimed himself interim president, and following a set of economic sanctions imposed by Washington on Caracas.