US EditionRussia Rallies Behind Venezuela as US Warships Close In
Russia pledged full support to Venezuela amid U.S. strikes and a blockade on oil tankers, with both countries coordinating efforts at the UN to oppose U.S. actions.
- On Monday, Russia's foreign ministry expressed full support for Venezuela, reaffirming solidarity with the Venezuelan leadership and people amid U.S. maritime tensions.
- Since September, U.S. forces have launched strikes on boats Washington says trafficked drugs, seized two oil tankers, and pursued a third ship.
- Sergei Lavrov and Yvan Gil spoke by phone, blasting U.S. strikes and seizures, and agreed to coordinate actions at the United Nations to uphold state sovereignty.
- Venezuelan families and governments report more than 100 people have been killed, some fishermen, while Caracas accuses Washington of `international piracy` and fears regime change.
- On the eve of a UN Security Council meeting Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced a blockade of `sanctioned oil vessels`, and Russia and China backed Caracas's request for the UNSC session.
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Foreign Ministers Serguei Lavrov and Yván Gil held a telephone conversation in which Moscow assured that it will demonstrate its “total support” for Caracas
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