{"id":122176,"date":"2023-12-09T23:29:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T23:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=122176"},"modified":"2023-12-09T23:29:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T23:29:07","slug":"putins-man-in-south-america-is-salt-bae-fan-who-dodged-rambo-assassins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/world-news\/putins-man-in-south-america-is-salt-bae-fan-who-dodged-rambo-assassins\/","title":{"rendered":"Putins man in South America is Salt Bae fan who dodged Rambo assassins"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vladimir Putin's alleged 'man in South America', set to invade a tiny neighbour, is a Salt Bae fan who has dodged Rambo assassins in his role of President of Venezuela.<\/p>\n

Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, 61, a former bus driver-turned-president has run the South American nation with an iron fist, and almost run it into the ground. And with economic turmoil not abating, it appeats that Maduro is set to take his claims on the Essequibo region to the next step as his troops organise themselves on the border with Guyana.<\/p>\n

Guyana has called the military buildup as a "pretext for annexation", and it comes after oil was discovered in the region. <\/p>\n

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The move shifts the focus back onto the lifestyle of the burly 6'3 dictator, who rather suspiciously became ridiculously wealthy as people in his country even resorted to literally selling their hair for use in wigs and extensions to fund their next meal. <\/p>\n

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His fortune is estimated at \u00a3220million, according to The Sun. Much, if not all, of this was ammassed after his ascension to the top political seat in Venezuela after his narrow election win in March 2013. <\/p>\n

In 2018 he sparked outrage as his people "suffered and died of hunger" he was pictured puffing a cigar and posing with celebrity chef Salt Bae in his expensive Istanbul restaurant. <\/p>\n

"This is a once in a lifetime moment," the president said. His presedential opponent and opposition leader Julio Borges took a different view. <\/p>\n

He said: "While Venezuelans suffer and die of hunger, Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and Cilia Flores have a good time in one of the most expensive restaurants in the world, all with money stolen from the Venezuelan people."<\/p>\n

Maduro is said to live in a sprawling estate in Caracas with its own bowling alley, swimming pools, lakes and restaurants.<\/p>\n

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