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Russia: US setting stage for Venezuela invasion

By Joel Gehrke
Published August 28, 2017 7:13pm ET
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Russia: US setting stage for Venezuela invasion
Russia has joined Cuba in defending Maduro and arguing that international powers should allow the new assembly to rewrite the constitution. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) | Ariana Cubillos

Russia accused President Trump’s team of trying to set the stage for an invasion of Venezuela, in a condemnation of the latest U.S. sanctions on the South American dictatorship.

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