Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro affirms a military pact with Russia despite attempts by US President Joe Biden to cajole Venezuela to the side of the allies.
Washington overplayed its influence on other countries to withdraw support from Russian President Vladimir Putin. The major snub only made the US look bad in its attempt to compel other nations.
Maduro Backs Putin
President Maduro of Venezuela gave a 'stronger message' to the US that it will back the Kremlin, as he and Putin confirmed their pact for military cooperation, reported the Express UK.
Desperate for more countries to abandon Russia, the US and its allies were in the country to talk about ceasing sanctions to get support from the Latin American country, cited CBS News.
Maduro said that his administration has decided on strong military cooperation between Venezuela and Russia in a press conference. He added that it was for defending peace, freedom and sustaining territorial stability in the face of challenges.
Venezuela would increase its efforts for preparedness, training, and collaboration with such a world military force as Russia, Maduro added.
Furthermore, Maduro expressed unwavering support for Moscow and spoke of their unity in the face of cancellation from the western alliance.
US Tries To Fix Severed Ties With Venezuela
In a joint news conference with Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov and Venezuela's oil minister Tareck El Aissami, he stressed the importance of economics and trade in the talks last Wednesday.
The west heaped Venezuela with political and economic crises, destabilizing its economy and seeing punishments from the US over the leader's re-election.
The US severed its ties with the country's government in 2019. However, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has sparked speculation over whether the US's goal of separating Moscow from the rest of the world could be achieved on the continent. Just like Putin's sanctions were slapped by the US to hopefully force the leader from power, but it failed.
An embargo on the sale of Venezuelan oil for US trade is placed to starve the Latin American country of profits. This affected would stop about 96 percent of its cash flow recently. The US recently tried to buy oil from it and got criticized severely.
US representatives went to Caracas earlier this month for discussions with the leadership.
The New York Times said some officials say the US president remarked that there are allies of Putin in Latin America; namely, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela would be threats to America.
According to the White House, Caracas put energy security as its concern. But, the US and its allies want the current Venezuelan leader out via fair elections by trying to interfere in the affairs of a sovereign country.
Maduro refused to drop the military pact with Russia, especially since Joe Biden needed oil and gas sources to make his promise to the EU.
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