Venezuela's Maduro Is Gone. Who Is Left Standing With Putin?

Putin still has friends - but they’re expensive, unstable, and quietly looking for the exit. Maduro is gone - and in Moscow, the panic is real. In this video, Elvira Bary maps the shrinking circle of states still willing to stand beside Putin, and what those “friendships” are actually made of: fear, weapons, discounts, votes, banking channels, and pure transaction. We’ll break down the loyal vassal Belarus, the arms pipelines from Iran and North Korea, the lopsided dependency on China, the pragmatic middlemen like Turkey and the UAE, and the partners who play neutral-for-profit. The conclusion is simple: Putin isn’t building a coalition — he’s renting one. And in 2026, the price of that rent keeps rising. Video Chapters: 00:00 Who Is Left Standing With Putin?02:10 The Loyal Vassal07:06 Arms Dealers10:56 A Friend Too Big16:30 Pragmatic Middlemen19:17 Transactional Partners22:05 Who’s Left Standing JOIN ME ON THE JOURNEY👉 Buy Me A Coffee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/elvirabary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠👉 Donate with PayPal: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=CSAQ25WWN979A⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠👉 My books on Amazon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/465Co4Q⁠⁠⁠⁠👉 Sign-up for news about the New Book here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://elvirabary.com/elvira-barys-newsletter/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Elvira Bary YouTube Channel (115K Subs): https://www.youtube.com/@elvirabary JOIN ME ON THE JOURNEY 👉 Sign-up for news about the New Book here: https://elvirabary.com/elvira-barys-newsletter/ Buy Me A Coffee - https://buymeacoffee.com/elvirabary Donate with PayPal - https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=CSAQ25WWN979A