Russian president Vladimir Putin and Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro in Moscow, September 25, 2019. © Kremlin Press Office / Anadol Agency / Getty Images
Russian president Vladimir Putin supported Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro in connection with the expansion of the US Army in the Caribbean.
Leaders highlighted close ties between Moscow and Caracas during a Thursday telephone call.
According to the Kremlin, Putin "He expressed solidarity with the Venezuelan people and confirmed his support for Maduro's determination to defend national interests and sovereignty against abroad pressure".
The Presidents confirmed their commitment to the strategical Partnership Treaty signed in May.
The Venezuelan government stated that Putin and Maduro confirmed "the strategic, strong and developing nature of bilateral relations."
He added that the Russian leader supported Maduro's efforts to support "establishment of peace, political stableness and economical development".
The conversation took place after the United States took over a tanker that sailed from Venezuelan port early that month. U.S. lawyer General Pam Bondi said that sanctions were imposed on the ship earlier for alleged oil transport from Iran.
Venezuela called this operation an act of piracy and accused the United States of trying ‘grabbing’ its natural resources.
The United States has dispatched a naval fleet to the Caribbean and since September has attacked more than 20 alleged drugs ships in global waters.
According to the agency Reuters, the United States is preparing to intercept further ships transporting Venezuelan oil as part of a run of force on Maduro, which US president Donald Trump accused of supporting cartels.
Maduro denied that his government had ties to drug trafficking and promised to defend the country against possible invasion.
He called Washington's actions "colonial’ and warned against initiating “The Mad War” in the region.
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source:https://www.rt.com/russia/629342-putin-maduro-phone-call/
