The cynics think today's attack on Venezuela is staged and transactional. Maduro is allied with Putin, but in 2019 Putin offered Trump a swap: Russia cedes Venezuela and gets Ukraine. (See Fiona Hill's testimony in Trump's first impeachment trial, h/t @davetroy.com). Even Maduro may be in on it. 2/

Gebauer: Sie werden Europa nicht schonen, nur weil Europa sich anbiedert, andient, vermeintlich gute Deals bietet oder verbündet ist.