The China-Russia-US triangle and the Venezuelan crisis in times of pandemic
Although the dramatic change in the global situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic has temporarily overshadowed some international problems, the need to resolve the latter has not been eliminated. One of these "smoldering" problems remains the situation in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV), which directly affects interests of some world's largest actors. The internationalization of the Venezuelan conflict is fraught with risks that sooner or later can affect many aspects of international political and economic life. Because of this, the need to monitor the crisis in Venezuela is not only eliminated, but sooner or later will require new attention. The article argues for the inevitability of internationalization of the conflict in the BRV due to a number of circumstances and describes official and practical positions of Russia, China and the United States on the situation in Venezuela. Especially is noted the high probability of Beijing's search for a middle-compromise line between N. Maduro and supporters of H. Guaido, aimed at the maximum possible preservation of Chinese political and economic assets in Venezuela in any event. The article emphasizes, that the US position on the Venezuelan issue is motivated by Washington's desire to" blur " international and domestic positions of not only Caracas, but also Havana, and to limit the political and economic maneuver in Latin America of Russia and China. The author also notes that the current situation on the world oil markets complicates the state of affairs in Venezuela, creating new risks for the country itself as well as for its international partners. The paper provides a forecast of the situation in Venezuela. The author comes to the conclusion that at this point further protraction of the crisis of power in this country is the most likely course of events. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to stagnation in the global economy, which has shifted the attention of the parties from the conflict to other tasks and dimed their strategic activity. However, despite the fact that probable changing in the BRV situation does not yet meet current political and economic aspirations of the parties to the conflict and the international actors involved, the time will inevitably come when the Venezuelan crisis requires its resolution.