US EditionRussian politicians say Trump strike on Venezuela unlawful, destabilising
Russian officials call U.S. strike on Venezuela unlawful and accuse Washington of pursuing control over oil resources amid rising tensions and UN discussions.
- On Jan 4, Russia's Security Council deputy chairman Dmitry Medvedev and a senior lawmaker said President Donald Trump's actions in Venezuela were unlawful and destabilising, with Medvedev calling the behaviour illegal but internally coherent as it pursued U.S. interests.
- Framing the move as driven by U.S. interests, Medvedev said Latin America is the United States' 'backyard' and Trump sought leverage over Venezuela's oil supplies, with Uncle Sam's main motivation as 'other people's supplies.'
- Alexei Pushkov, Russian senator and chair of a Federation Council commission on information policy, said on the Telegram messaging app that the U.S. attack on Venezuela violated norms, alarmed the world, and resembled premature victories in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya.
- Trump's claim that the United States struck Venezuela and seized Nicolás Maduro and his wife prompted international reaction and calls for urgent United Nations discussions, while Dmitry Medvedev warned it would be seen as an act of war if done against a stronger country.
- Russia has long maintained close ties with Venezuela, spanning energy cooperation, military links and high-level contacts, while Moscow has backed Caracas diplomatically as both seek deeper trade and investment.
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Russian politicians say Trump strike on Venezuela unlawful, destabilising
Russia’s Security Council deputy chairman Dmitry Medvedev and a senior lawmaker said over the weekend that U.S. President Donald Trump’s actions in Venezuela were unlawful and destabilising, while portraying them as a blunt assertion of U.S. interests.
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Moscow, 5 Jan (Latin Press) Justifying the U.S. aggression against Venezuela by saying that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is supposedly illegitimate, he does not resist criticism, Russia's Security Council Vice President Dmitri Medvedev said today. The post Medvedev criticizes Europe for speaking of Maduro's "illegitimacy" first appeared on Noticias Prensa Latina.
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