In response to the news that two Russian military aircraft carrying about 100 troops and a substantial amount of equipment arrived in Venezuela on Saturday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday told Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that Russia should “cease its unconstructive behavior” in Venezuela. Pompeo also warned that the US “will not stand idly by as Russia exacerbates tensions in Venezuela.”
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