The Russian deputy minister said that Russia is watching with concern what has been happening recently around Venezuela and the growing tension between the regime of Nicolas Maduro and the United States. “The escalation continues,” says Sergei Ryabkov, noting that in his opinion, “the desire to assert the undisputed dominance of the United States in the region” is “a hallmark of the Trump administration.”
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“We show solidarity with Venezuela,” Ryabkov said, quoted by TASS. He recalled that Russia recently concluded an agreement on strategic partnership and cooperation with Venezuela, which concerns, among others, relations in the energy, mining, transport and security sectors. — “We support Venezuela, as it supports us, on many platforms. […] We hope that the Trump administration will refrain from moving further towards full-scale conflict. We encourage her to do so,” added the Russian deputy foreign minister.
President Donald Trump announced at the beginning of December that the US would soon launch attacks on targets in Venezuela as part of his administration's continuation of his offensive against alleged drug traffickers in the country, CNN reported. The United States has significantly strengthened its military presence in recent months. Recently, Trump also announced the closure of the airspace over Venezuela. Nicolas Maduro was also supposed to receive an ultimatum from the US president. As Reuters reported, Trump reportedly demanded that the Venezuelan leader leave the country with his family within a week.
