Kremlin Says Venezuela Pullout Trump Tweeted About Didn't Happen
- Russian advisers continue to work in Venezuela, Peskov said
- Trump said in tweet Russia told U.S. of Venezuela withdrawal
A tank sits in Caracas, Venezuela, on April 13.
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The Kremlin denied President Donald Trump‘s claim that Russia told the U.S. it was withdrawing most of its military advisers from Venezuela.
“There were no official messages from the Russian side on this score and nor could there be any,” President Vladimir Putin‘s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters on a conference call Tuesday. “There are specialists there who are maintaining” military equipment in Venezuela, Peskov said.