Russia on Sunday issued new statements voicing deep concern over the US force posture in the southern Caribbean, warning against any possible slide toward direct military action.
The fresh Kremlin statement said Moscow is standing shoulder to shoulder with Caracas, with a fresh appeal for the Trump administration to avoid exacerbating tensions which could lead to open and unnecessary conflict.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov criticized Washington's desire to establish unconditional dominance in the region, and decried that this has become the norm for the current administration.
He warned that "tensions are not easing" and "escalation continues" off Latin America, also after the last few months stretching back to September have seen a string of nearly two dozen deadly US attacks on alleged drug smuggling boats near Venezuela.
"This is primarily due to the desire to assert the unquestioning dominance of the United States in the region, this is a trademark of the Trump administration," Ryabkov explained.
According to more of his statement:
"We express our solidarity with Venezuela, with whom we recently signed a strategic partnership and cooperation agreement," the deputy foreign minister noted.
"We support Venezuela, as it supports us, in many areas. In this hour of trial, we stand shoulder to shoulder with Caracas and the Venezuelan leadership. We hope that the Trump administration will refrain from further escalating the situation toward a full-scale conflict. We urge it to do so."
The Kremlin in these remarks might also have in mind the just published (on Friday) US National Security Strategy and its significant refocus of America's priorities on the Western Hemisphere.
The document clearly establishes this as the top priority, saying that the US will now "assert and enforce a 'Trump Corollary' to the Monroe Doctrine."
The US national security authors write that this means "a readjustment of our global military presence to address urgent threats in our Hemisphere, and away from theaters whose relative import to American national security has declined in recent decades or years."
While Russia has been a longtime ally of President Maduro, it is unlikely to come to his defense in any direct way, also given the delicate and sensitive efforts to improve bilateral ties with Washington amid talks to de-escalate the Ukraine war. This despite Caracas having formally pleaded for more help from Moscow of late, including arms deliveries.
Pure bunkum! "Shoulder to shoulder" from a great distance. But we really care. Honestly we do.
"While Russia has been a longtime ally of President Maduro, it is unlikely to come to his defense in any direct way, also given the delicate and sensitive efforts to improve bilateral ties with Washington amid talks to de-escalate the Ukraine war. This despite Caracas having formally pleaded for more help from Moscow of late, including arms deliveries."
Exactly as Sleboda has been telling us all along.
Sheer bunkum: "given the delicate and sensitive efforts to improve bilateral ties with Washington".
.. and yet you are helpfully quoting Tyler Durden's last paragraph which negates, in a sense, that enterprise from your perspective.
What the author didn't mention is that the Wagner people (from Africa) are already there and that there have been a number of heavy RF aircraft bringing in .. something. Prolly IRS and anti-ship missiles.
Neither did he mention cat and mouse stalking of oil tankers going to Cuba, which is the main game. And Russia did offer to send their oil tankers there but Cuba said 'no' preferring Venezuela. This is the result.
Why shouldn't Rybakov send a message of solidarity to Venezuela ref 'shoulder to shoulder'?
Can you please up your game Der and analyse. Ta.
Clickbait? That's absurd. I quoted from the article. And take some responsibility
for posting the clickbait in the first place. That should be pretty obvious. Re-title the thing before posting it. Mind you, that would require reading the article or watching the video first. Something you seem to seldom do. You wait until somebody else responds and if theirs is a critical comment you take offense. It's ridiculous to bring your ego into it, especially when you haven't even read or listened to the thing and thus have nothing to go by but the clickbait (your words) title.
Also, people criticise the content of the article/video. There is absolutely no requirement that they bring other knowledge to bear. The article should stand or fall by its content.
You're wasting my time, as usual.
Done with this. Jeez, I could be listening to Berletic or somebody knowledgeable. You need to grow up and realise you're an amateur, just like the rest of us.
And take some responsibility for posting the clickbait in the first place. That should be pretty obvious. Re-title the thing before posting it.
In other words you deny all responsibility in being 'misled' by clickbait title .. FFS
Mind you, that would require reading the article or watching the video first. Something you seem to seldom do.
Slur if I ever saw one!
The article should stand or fall by its content.
In other words you deny any responsibility to read around the subject and reach the correct conclusion. Well, I am floored with that shallow analysis. The article could have been used as a basis for having a debate, instead .. a slur, a clear adhom. Your style, I guess?
I am commenting on your analysis-less shouting which I find increasingly irritating, since there are no references etc. etc.
Look Der, don't comment on my posts and all will be well. Worthless opinions will be critiqued. End of.
on December 8, 2025, 6:21 pm