On February 18, the United States imposed sanctions on the Russian state-owned company Rosneft over its role in the situation in Venezuela. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced this on Twitter, Voice of America writes. As Pompeo writes, in this way “a vital artery is cut off...
The head of the Southern Command of the US Armed Forces, Admiral Craig Voller, announced the presence of Russian troops in Venezuela, writes “Current Time”. “There are Russian troops in Venezuela and there are Russian defense contractors supporting the Maduro regime,” he said at a Senate hearing...
US National Security Adviser John Bolton accused Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of buying "permanent support" for Russia for $ 209 million, writes RBC. According to the adviser to the US president, this is a defense contract that was signed with Russia in May, ...
Due to the crisis, the number of Venezuelans who left their homeland has reached four million. The United States is considering providing asylum to Venezuelan citizens who fled their country amid the worsening crisis. US President Donald Trump stated this. “We are looking into it,” Trump responded to a related question...
Russia has warned of "dire consequences" in the event of further US intervention in Venezuela. Unrest in Venezuela is turning into a rhetorical battlefield between the United States and Russia. After a telephone conversation between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the head of the Russian ...
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, May 1, on Fox bussines, promised that next week, but possibly earlier, “a lot of things will happen” in Venezuela. So he prepared his fellow citizens and world public opinion for his imminent decision on...
Russia and China vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution on Venezuela prepared by the United States. The document, among other things, spoke about the holding of new presidential elections in the country, writes RBC. The Republic of South Africa also voted against the document. Of the 15 members of the UN Security Council ...
The US authorities have imposed sanctions against the state oil corporation of Venezuela PDVSA. In fact, we are talking about a ban on the supply of the country's main export commodity - oil - to the United States. Although the sanctions do not directly affect Russia, they will still have an impact, analysts believe. Sanctions…
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized Russia's UN representative Vasily Nebenzya, who said that the political situation in Venezuela does not pose a threat to other countries, writes Current Time. “If anything poses a threat to peace, it is shameless and aggressive actions...
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke out on Thursday against "destructive interference" in Venezuela's affairs by external forces and announced Moscow's support for President Nicolas Maduro, a day after the administration of US President Donald Trump announced the Maduro presidency ...