"Fighters associated with the Kremlin" went to protect President Maduro in Venezuela
Russia did not send military personnel, including private contractors, to Venezuela to support President Nicholas Maduro, Franz Klintsevich told Interfax to the Interfax agency. “The Russian Federation did not send any military personnel, including private contractors, the Russian Federation to Venezuela,” Klinsevich said. "If President Nicholas Maduro attracted some private military companies, then the Russian state does not know about this and does not answer for it," the senator emphasized.