Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro looks at his watch after he and first lady Cilia Flores watched Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov leave Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, right, meets with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov looks on during a news conference with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto at the Foreign Ministry in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro meets with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, right, meets with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, third from right, at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. Behind is a painting of Simon Bolivar, Venezuela's independence hero. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores watch Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov leave Miraflores presidential palace after their meeting in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)