Cancillería agradece a Rusia por su apoyo ante las "acciones belicistas" de EE.UU.
El canciller venezolano, Yván Gil, agradeció este jueves a Rusia por apoyar la defensa de la soberanía de Venezuela frente a las que consideró como «amenazas» y «acciones belicistas» de Estados Unidos en el mar Caribe, donde Donald Trump ordenó desde agosto un despliegue aeronaval bajo el argumento de combatir el narcotráfico. A través de […]
TL;DR
- Venezuela's Foreign Minister Yván Gil expressed gratitude to Russia for supporting Venezuela's sovereignty against US actions in the Caribbean.
- Gil cited 'threats' and 'belligerent actions' by the US, referring to a naval deployment ordered by Donald Trump to combat drug trafficking.
- Russia condemned US actions as destabilizing and called for stability and respect for legality in the maritime domain.
- Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova described the events as 'legal chaos' and urged President Trump to resolve the issue within international legal norms.
- The US military presence in the Caribbean, near Venezuelan waters, is seen by Venezuela as a 'threat' of invasion and an attempt at regime change.
- The US has recently confiscated two vessels transporting Venezuelan oil, following a total blockade of sanctioned ships traveling to and from Venezuela.