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.
Llegamos a la Patria rusa para afianzar nuestras históricas y muy positivas relaciones de intercambio y respeto entre nuestros pueblos. La hermandad que hemos construido a lo largo de los años, es eje fundamental para la construcción del futuro próspero de Venezuela. pic.twitter.com/maQ0zDE71X
— Nicolás Maduro (@NicolasMaduro) September 24, 2019
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.
