Maya Rodriguez is a National Correspondent, reporting for all E.W. Scripps television stations across the country. She is based in Washington, D.C., but she travels extensively from coast to coast and around the world for stories of interest.
Upon departing Cuba after military exercises in the Caribbean in June, Russian warships didn't all head home. Some have now arrived at their next stop — Venezuela, along the northern coast of South America.
Nicolas Maduro is the president of Venezuela. Observers call him a dictator who has been in power since 2013. He's also an ally of Russian president Vladimir Putin, so experts said it's no surprise Russians would be heading to that country. It comes as Venezuela is on the cusp of new elections. "Maduro would love the support, explicit support — especially of Putin — for this, what the rest of the world sees as an illegitimate land-grab," D'Anieri said."But that really is the name of the game for Putin and his friends."
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