Russia’s defense conglomerate has withdrawn “key” defense advisers from Venezuela, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, citing an unnamed source close to the Russian Defense Ministry. The Kremlin previously said Russian military specialists are in Venezuela to service pre-existing contracts for the supply of Russian arms. Moscow, which has supplied Caracas with weapons and loans, accuses the United States of trying to advance a coup in the Latin American country.

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Russia’s defense conglomerate Rostec has cut its defense advisers in Venezuela from 1,000 several years ago to “just a few dozen” now, WSJ cited its source as saying. The pullout has escalated in the past several months over a lack of new contracts and Rostec’s acceptance that cash-strapped Venezuela will be unable to pay for existing deals, other sources were cited as saying.

“They believe the fight is being lost,” a person close to the Russian government was quoted as saying, noting that economic liabilities outweigh the political benefits of supporting President Nicolas Maduro. Rostec fulfilled its last major contract with Venezuela in March and other defense cooperation plans are expected to “cease,” the outlet reports. A source close to the Russian Defense Ministry said money stopped coming in for ongoing missiles and air-defense systems contracts by the end of last year.