Trump’s superpower flex in Venezuela delivers a humbling blow to Putin’s Russia
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Key Points:
- The recent U.S. raid to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro has highlighted Russia's inability to protect its allies, undermining President Vladimir Putin's vision of a "multipolar" world opposing Western influence.
- Russia's failure to aid Venezuela, alongside previous inaction in Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria, and Iran, has damaged Moscow's reputation as a reliable ally and protector of its partners.
- Despite deep military and economic ties with Venezuela, Russia was powerless to prevent Maduro's capture, contrasting with its past ability to secure safe refuge for allied leaders like Bashar al-Assad and Viktor Yanukovych.
- Russian nationalists and analysts express envy and frustration at Trump's bold interventionism, seeing it as a model Russia
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