The move comes days after Moscow sent two planes of military personnel and equipment to Venezuela
Russia has opened a centre to train military helicopter pilots in Venezuela in a further sign of Vladimir Putin’s support for Nicolas Maduro’s regime.Elliott Abrams, the U.S. envoy, said the U.S. believed the teams had been flown in to repair Soviet-era S300 missile systems, which were knocked out by a series of blackouts.
Rosoboronexport, the state corporation for arms sales, stated it had built the centre under a contract with Venezuelan state-owned firearms manufacturer CAVIM. Russian-made simulators will let local pilots practise flying helicopters that Moscow has supplied to Caracas. The centre, with Russian-trained staff, will cut the costs and time needed to train pilots, Rosoboronexport said.
More than 50 countries have recognized Juan Guaido, the opposition leader, as interim president after weeks of protests and shortages of food, water, medicine and electricity.
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