The president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, reaffirmed this Thursday by telephone his support for Nicolás Maduro in the face of the United States military deployment in the Caribbean and the seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela.
“Vladimir Putin expressed solidarity with the Venezuelan people and confirmed his support for the policy of the Maduro government, daimed at protecting national interests and sovereignty in the face of growing external pressure,” the Kremlin said in the summary of the call.
According to the Russian Presidency, both leaders confirmed In addition, their “mutual commitment” to the implementation of Russian-Venezuelan projects, especially in the economic, energy and commercial fields.
Maduro, a faithful ally of Putin, announced in May a new rapprochement between Moscow and Caracas with the signing of a cooperation treaty.
The US government is multiplying economic and military measures to increase pressure on the socialist leader.
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, stated that Maduro’s days were “numbered” in a recent interview with the website Political.
Washington deployed an important military device in the Caribbean since September. But The seizure of the oil tanker constitutes a novelty in this crisis, since hydrocarbons are Venezuela’s main source of income.
