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NEW: Russia Is Planning To Fly More Military Planes Into Venezuela Via Syria buzzfeednews.com/article/albert…
Last week, Malta received – and rejected – a request from Russia to use its airspace to fly two military aircraft from Syria to Venezuela this month
Some 10 days after a similar request was received last month, two Russian military planes were spotted at Caracas airport. Those aircraft also flew over Cyprus and Greece’s airspace on 22 and 23 March, data from flightradar24 shows 
This fresh request is similar to the previous one in terms of both planes and itinerary, suggesting Russia is planning to fly military aircraft to Venezuela again this month
Russia says the flights are humanitarian in nature, carrying supplies and personnel needed by the Russian diplomatic mission in Venezuela
It is the second time this month that Malta has rejected a Russian request to use its airspace to fly to Venezuela via Syria. Diplomatic sources tell me that Russia is not happy, and the expectation is it could retaliate via a misinformation campaign directed at Malta’s PM
Full story: buzzfeednews.com/article/albert…
