Venezuelan says Russian military presence could be expanded

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said the country may expand the presence of Russian military specialists there as Moscow and Washington accused each other of interfering in the country’s crisis.

Russia has had deep military cooperation with Venezuela over the years, including supplying weapons and aircraft. It sent military advisers to the troubled South American nation this year as tensions grew over opposition leader Juan Guaido’s attempts to oust President Nicolas Maduro.