Russia 'has begun to doubt whether Maduro can cling to power in Venezuela due to the country's disastrous economy and military turning against him'

[Mark-x]

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (left) to emerge victorious from the political crisis gripping the country, Kremlin sources say. Moscow still publicly backs Maduro's regime but 'recognizes that the disastrous state of Venezuela's economy is inexorably draining what remains of his public support'.The unidentified sources also pointed out that the army, part of which is currently deployed to block an aid shipment of food and medicine from entering the country from Colombia (right), will be reluctant to continue crack downs on fellow Venezuelans.