Probably because Venezuela is not in much of a position to fight back

[Warpy]

and Maduro has dragged his feet (rightly so, IMO) on signing some sort of defense pact with Putin.

As it was, the whole thing looked pretty hinky, a speedboat with 4 large outboard motors and a lot of square packages that looked to be wrapped in black plastic as cargo. But yeah, boarding might have been a better idea than blowing it away.

As it is, I think Fatso has struck again and Maduro will be only too happy to sign on the dotted line in Moscow. Good work, how many other countries you goinna drive into Putin's lap because you hate brown people?