Venezuelan president arrives in Moscow seeking support

MOSCOW (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has arrived in Russia, looking for support amid a spiraling economic crisis.
Maduro, who landed in Moscow Tuesday, is set to have talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin the following day.
The United States and some European nations have sanctioned Maduro’s administration in an attempt to pressure Venezuela into making a return to democratic ways.
Putin’s foreign affairs adviser, Yuri Ushakov, said Russia will express its su