Putin has promised to send food to the people of Venezuela
Russian President Vladimir Putin during a telephone conversation with President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro has promised to send food for the inhabitants of Latin American countries, which worsened the economic and political crisis, Associated Press reports with reference to the Venezuelan foreign Ministry.
According to the Agency, the Russian leader also promised to send to this country a few thousand tons of flour every month.
On the website of the Kremlin’s statement on the results of talks between the two leaders about this arrangement says nothing.
According to the Agency, such assistance Maduro came at a very difficult moment. Nowadays even the regional authorities of Venezuela have begun to distance themselves from Maduro, urging him to respect the democratic norms.
According to the AP flour — one of the rarest commodities in Venezuela, its very hard to find in conventional grocery stores.