US EditionTrump’s former Russia adviser says Russia offered US free rein in Venezuela in exchange for Ukraine
Fiona Hill testified that Russia offered to reduce support for Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela if the U.S. withdrew support for Ukraine, citing a 2019 proposal involving spheres of influence.
- Fiona Hill, a former deputy assistant to the National Security Council, testified that Vladimir Putin offered a deal for U.S. action in Venezuela in exchange for allowances in Ukraine.
- Hill explained that Russia suggested a 'very strange swap arrangement' during outreach to the Trump administration between March and May 2019.
- Hill stated that at the time, the U.S. was aligned with allies in recognizing Juan Guaido as Venezuela's interim president.
- Hill noted that U.S. officials were not interested in the proposal made by Russia.
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A diplomatic exchange between Venezuela and Ukraine would have been proposed by Moscow under Donald Trump. Fiona Hill revealed this attempt to barter during a hearing at the Congress. The capture of Nicolás Maduro revived...
The attack on Venezuela evokes memories of old agreements. Concerns are growing that Russia has a free hand to crush Ukraine.
Trump’s former advisor said Russia offered U.S. free rein in Venezuela in exchange for Ukraine
Russian officials indicated in 2019 that the Kremlin would be willing to back off from its support for Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela in exchange for a free hand in Ukraine, according to Fiona Hill, an advisor to President Trump at the time. The Russians repeatedly floated the idea of a “very strange swap arrangement between Venezuela and Ukraine,” Hill said during a congressional hearing in 2019. Her comments surfaced again this week and were shar…
Putin-Trump 'Trade' Claim: Did Russia Offer Ukraine for Venezuela?
The United States and Russia once broached a staggering idea: Russia could have a free hand in Ukraine if the United States was allowed to seize influence in Venezuela, according to direct testimony from a senior Trump administration official.In 2019, Dr Fiona Hill, a former senior U.S. adviser on Russia and Europe, told a U.S. congressional committee that Russian officials were signalling a 'very strange swap' between Ukraine and Venezuela, an …
A division of the world into spheres of influence is also located Vladimir Putin. Now a former Trump employee expresses herself about a swap offer of the Russian president.
Russia should soon explore the possibilities offered by the fall of the "loving friend" in Caracas, for example with a view to Ukraine. Moscow is said to have proposed a strange deal in 2019.
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