Venezuela Crisis Pits US Against Russia – Voice of America (02/13/2019)

Kremlin officials and Russian state media portray Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro as the country’s legitimate leader, even though the United States and a host of other countries have declared him illegitimate and recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country’s interim president. Russian media refer to the anti-Maduro demonstrators as extremists acting under the influence of the United States. With Alvaro Algarra in Caracas, VOA’s Ihar Tsikhanenka reports from Washington.