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Rejecting dialogue with the opposition would be “irrational,†Russian President Vladimir Putin told Nicolas Maduro, less than two weeks after the collapse of negotiations between the Venezuelan leader and his main opponent Juan Guaido.
Putin, one of Maduro’s few international allies, didn’t offer any major new financial support to the embattled regime in his public comments at the opening of their meeting in the Kremlin.
Touting increasing farm trade, Putin said Moscow will soon send flu vaccines to Caracas, which has seen its economy crippled by US sanctions.
“We consider this part of our humanitarian cooperation,†Putin said.
Though Putin didn’t specifically refer to the breakdown in talks between Maduro and Guaido, he highlighted the importance of the contacts.