The Russian presidents, Vladimir Putin, and the Chinese presidents, Xi Jinping, opted to maintain cooperation with Venezuela and Cuba despite pressure from the United States and the difficult situation facing both nations, Russian presidential advisor Yuri Ushakov reported this Wednesday.
“The leaders shared their approaches to the situation around Venezuela and Cuba. They expressed their support for maintaining the level of cooperation with Caracas and Havana achieved by our countries,” he stated in a telephone press conference.
In a video conference, President Vladimir #Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, among other international issues, compared their approaches to the situation around #Venezuela and #Cuba. They spoke out in favor of maintaining the accumulated level of cooperation. pic.twitter.com/Q95ZdJ2TiY
— Russian Embassy in Cuba (@EmbRusCuba) February 4, 2026
According to Ushakov, Putin and Xi also “dedicated special attention to the tense situation around Iran,” and the Russian president informed his Chinese counterpart about the meeting with the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, Ali Larijani, held in the Kremlin on January 30.
Both Venezuela, Cuba and Iran are subject to pressure from the United States, which arrested the Venezuelan leader, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife at the beginning of the year, declared Havana a danger to its national security and threatens military attacks against Iran if it does not renounce its nuclear program.
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Russia and China, on the contrary, rejected the capture of Maduro and have condemned not only the US embargo of more than six decades on Cuba, but also the recent restrictions that seek to prevent crude oil supplies to the island.
In addition, they have supported Tehran, recently shaken by massive protests, after US President Donald Trump sent naval forces to waters near Iran to pressure the Persian nation.
