title: Venezuela's Maduro thanks Putin for support in difficult times
text: MOSCOW (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for his political and diplomatic support in difficult times.  I thank you for all the support, political and diplomatic, in difficult times which we are living through,  Maduro told Putin at talks in the Kremlin.  I m very thankful for the agreement on grain, it has helped keep consumption in Venezuela stable,  Maduro said. 