Rosneft’s Venezuela model is also finding traction in the Middle East, where Russia is looking for ways to support the government of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, make friends in Iran and help drive a wedge between Turkey and the West.
There should be a default and the Maduro government collapses, Russia and Rosneft could be left holding bad loans that a new government might not want to pay.
RE: Rosneft End Runs Around Trump Strategy in Middle East