Venezuela's Maduro expected to visit Russia, Putin's oil point man says

FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures during a meeting with Chile's Ambassador to Venezuela Jaime Gazmuri, at Miraflores Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela August 16, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is expecting a visit by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, President Vladimir Putin's oil point man Alexander Novak said on Monday.

A source familiar with the plans told Reuters that the visit would take place by the end of the year.