US EditionRussia denounces 'excessive' US military force in Caribbean, backs Venezuela
- On Saturday, Russia's foreign ministry denounced excessive military force by the United States in the Caribbean Sea and reaffirmed firm support for the Venezuelan leadership.
- In recent months, the United States has built up a large military presence in the Caribbean with fighter jets, warships and thousands of troops as part of an anti-drug campaign targeting at least 14 boats and killing 61 people in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific.
- Posted on the ministry's website, Maria Zakharova, Russian foreign ministry spokesperson, said such actions violate U.S. domestic legislation and the norms of international law.
- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has repeatedly alleged the United States is hoping to drive him from power amid rising tensions in the Caribbean Sea.
- The May strategic partnership in Moscow between Vladimir Putin, Russian President, and Nicolas Maduro, Venezuelan President, underscores closer ties amid Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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For the first time now, Russia, which is itself waging war in Ukraine, is engaged in the conflict. The Kremlin accuses the US of "excessive violence". US military sinks another "drug boat" in the Caribbean.
Once again, US forces have sunk a boat in the Caribbean – drug smugglers, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth writes on X. From Moscow, an ally of Venezuela, comes sharp criticism.
This Saturday, Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs denounced the “excessive use of military force” by the United States in the Caribbean Sea, as part of a campaign against drug trafficking, and reaffirmed its support for the Venezuelan government headed by Nicolás Maduro. “We strongly condemn the excessive use of military force in anti-drug missions,” declared the spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, in a comment publish…
Russia denounces ‘excessive’ U.S. military force in Caribbean, backs Venezuela | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Russia’s foreign ministry today reaffirmed its support for Venezuela’s leaders and denounced “excessive military force” by the United States in the Caribbean Sea deployed as part of a drive against drug trafficking.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Saturday "excessive military force" carried out by the US in the Caribbean as part of a drug trafficking campaign and expressed support for Venezuela's leadership, reports...
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