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Trump’s former Russia adviser says Russia offered US free rein in Venezuela in exchange for Ukraine

Fiona Hill revealed in a 2019 deposition that Russia sought a swap: reducing support in Venezuela for U.S. influence retreat in Ukraine, signaling geopolitical trade-offs.

  • 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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The attack on Venezuela evokes memories of old agreements. Concerns are growing that Russia has a free hand to crush Ukraine.

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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.

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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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Trump’s former Russia adviser says Russia offered US free rein in Venezuela in exchange for Ukraine

By EMMA BURROWS 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 adviser to President Donald 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 …

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