Venezuela and Russia relations: Confrontation between the US and Russia, or just hyped up rhetoric ?

Note EU-Digest: What nonsense, this hyped up rhetoric about the rekindling of the "cold war" ? Regardless of the fact that the US' and most Western countries morally backed Venezuela's opposition leader, the US would be out of its mind to get involved in a major confrontation with the Russians about Venezuela, with the elected President Maduro not only still in power, but also backed by the military, unless they have forgotten about what happened in Syria, in a similar situation.

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https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/03/26/russias-deployment-of-military-planes-to-venezuela-sparks-us-backlash-a64962