Venezuela’s political battlefield has erupted again — just as Maria Corina Machado resurfaced in Oslo after 11 months in hiding, President Nicolas Maduro rushed to secure backup from his most powerful ally. In a tense phone call, Vladimir Putin pledged “solidarity” and vowed that Russia will not abandon Caracas as U.S. forces expand their presence across the Caribbean. With Trump pushing aggressive regime-change pressure and the Kremlin accelerating joint strategic projects, a new geopolitical collision may be forming.
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