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I reckon this was an agreement between Putin and Trump. Ukraine for Venezuela. I can be wrong, of course.

• microtonal 9mo ago
  It’s also worth noting that, according to Trump’s former Russia advisor, Fiona Hill, Russia once pushed for a “swap” in which it would abandon its support for Venezuela in exchange for the U.S. abandoning its support for Ukraine. https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-venezuela-takeover-destabilizing-precedent-russia-china-iran.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-venezuela-take... Of course, that doesn't mean that there is a deal, but it is certainly a possibility.