Russia–Venezuela relations

1 week ago - Russia–Venezuela relations include cooperation between Russia and Venezuela in areas of common concern, such as their common status as oil exporters, and policy toward the United States. Venezuela is Russia's most important trading and military ally in Latin America.

3 days ago - Yet the Russians failed to warn Maduro of the U.S. operation or to protect him during the raid; instead, they watched from the sidelines. The Kremlin’s impotence in Venezuela follows a familiar pattern that has been on display since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine four years ago.

2 weeks ago - Russia's reaction to the ousting of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been cautious, with Moscow weighing up the potential geopolitical benefits and opportunities of the U.S.' unilateral action against the loss of an important regional ...

1 week ago - Chávez bought the air defense systems from Russia, they were part of a spending spree worth billions of dollars that was supposed to remake Venezuela’s military, filling its arsenal with Su-30 fighters jets, T-72 tanks and thousands of shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile systems known as Manpads.

3 days ago - The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) issued a boilerplate condemnation of the military operation and called on Venezuela and the United States to find a diplomatic resolution.[1] Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke with Delcy Rodriguez, the former Venezuelan vice president and now president, on January 3, voicing Russia’s support for the Venezuelan people.[2] Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya criticized the military operation in Venezuela as “giving new impetus to neocolonialism and imperialism” — verbiage common to Russian critiqu

5 days ago - President Donald Trump himself has said U.S. companies will be able to increase their oil production in Venezuela to compensate for the multi-billion-dollar losses they suffered as a result of earlier nationalization. Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska has warned that control of Venezuelan oil could allow Washington to dictate international prices—and thus influence the Russian economy.

1 week ago - Oil assets that Russia develops in Venezuela belong to Russia, Moscow said.

1 week ago - Nicolas Maduro was a key ally of the so-called CRINK countries (China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea) in Latin America. But President Trump’s actions in Venezuela seemingly support an attempt to alter the balance of power in the Western Hemisphere.

2 weeks ago - Russian officials indicated in 2019 that the Kremlin would be willing to back off from its support for Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela in exchange for a free hand in Ukraine, according to Fiona Hill, an adviser to President Donald Trump at the time.

2 weeks ago - Instead, it was Donald Trump who pulled it off in Venezuela, in an operation condemned by many as illegal, whisking away the Kremlin’s historic ally Nicolás Maduro, who now faces trial in New York. In public, Russian officials have reacted with anger, condemning the attack as a flagrant violation of international law and a dangerous precedent.

2 weeks ago - Russia sent bombers to Venezuela to support Maduro not too long ago, but now the Kremlin has stood by and watched as the US arrested the disputed leader. What does the US surprise attack mean for the war in Ukraine?

2 weeks ago - The United States has seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic following a dramatic weekslong chase on the high seas. The operation to seize the sanctioned vessel, which changed its name from the Bella 1 to the Marinera after fleeing the American blockade of Venezuela last month, was carried out early Wednesday.

5 days ago - A fire at Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela’s largest military complex, is seen from a distance after a series of explosions in Caracas on Jan. 3, 2026. STR / AFP · Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday called for the release of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife from U.S.

2 weeks ago - Jan 3 (Reuters) - Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez is in Russia, four sources familiar with her movements said on Saturday, after President Donald Trump said President Nicolas Maduro had been seized by U.S.

December 13, 2025 - Experts say that Russian and Chinese support for Venezuela has largely dried up, with no prospect of real military or financial aid.