MOSCOW – Private military contractors who do secret missions for Russia flew into Venezuela in the past few days to beef up security for President Nicolas Maduro in the face of U.S.-backed opposition protests, according to two people close to them.
Reuters: Sources say Kremlin-linked contractors help guard Venezuela’s Maduro
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrives for the opening ceremony of the judicial year at the Supreme Court of Justice in Caracas, on Jan. 24, 2019.
