Russia–Venezuela relations

1 week ago - Under President Hugo Chávez, Venezuela enjoyed warm relations with Russia. Much of this was through the sale of military equipment; from 2005, Venezuela purchased more than $4 billion worth of arms from Russia. In September 2008, Russia sent Tupolev Tu-160 bombers to Venezuela to carry out ...

2 weeks ago - Soon after his first election in 2000, Putin ordered the closure of a Soviet-built military surveillance facility in Cuba as he sought to improve ties with Washington. As tensions with the U.S. and its allies mounted, however, Moscow again intensified trade and other contacts with Cuba and sent warships to visit the island. Russia also has invested heavily in Venezuela’s oil industry, as did China, and offered Caracas generous loans to purchase top-of-the-line air defense missiles, fighter jets and other weapons.

October 28, 2025 - Following the group’s mutiny in 2023, it was absorbed into the Russian military proper, with its African operations turned into the Russian Africa Corps. The latest Russian moves in the region come as tensions between Venezuela, a longtime Moscow-aligned country, and the United States have reached new heights.

2 weeks ago - Nicolas Maduro showered Vladimir Putin with praise during his visit to Moscow on Victory Day in May 2025. The Venezuelan leader described Russia as "a key power of humanity," and the two heads of state signed a cooperation agreement.

October 30, 2025 - The impact killed 4 people. Earlier this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Venezuela covering defense, political and economic sectors.

2 weeks ago - A Russian lawmaker did recently suggest that Russia may supply its new Oreshnik ballistic missiles to Venezuela, while internal U.S. documents indicate that Nicolas Maduro, the country’s president, requested missiles and other equipment from Russia, China and Iran. ... This advertisement has not loaded yet. ... This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. ... This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. ... There’s no question Venezuela has close military relations with those countries, as well as Lebanon’s Hezbollah, and that it foments political unrest among its neighbours, said Ellis.

December 13, 2025 - Putin and Maduro met in Moscow in May 2025. Russia has provided Venezuela with military support for years

November 3, 2025 - From Moscow’s perspective, its military policy toward Venezuela carries a dual strategic logic: first, to establish a forward base of influence in the Western Hemisphere as a counterweight to U.S. military dominance; and second, to secure access to Venezuela’s vast oil and gas reserves as part of Russia’s global energy network. Between 2001 and 2014, Russian arms exports to Venezuela increased significantly, totaling approximately $14.5 billion, including Su-30MK fighters, Mi-35 and Mi-17 helicopters, tanks, self-propelled artillery, and advanced air defense systems such as the S-300VM. Energy cooperation further reinforced the alliance.

2 weeks ago - After annexing Crimea in 2014 and backing and arming separatists in the Donbas region, Putin launched Russian tanks into the country in February 2022, bombing both military targets and civilian populations under the pretext of seeking to "denazify" ...

October 28, 2025 - Russian President Putin has ratified a treaty with Venezuela enhancing their strategic partnership across military, political, and economic fields.

5 days ago - custody after President Donald Trump announced that they were captured during military strikes on the capital city of Caracas. “We firmly call on the U.S. leadership to reconsider this position and release the lawfully elected president of a sovereign country and his wife,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement, stressing the need to resolve the dramatic confrontation through diplomacy. In a separate message, the ministry said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke by phone to Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez Gomez, during which he expressed his “solidarity with the Venezuelan people in the face of armed aggression.”

6 days ago - Russia on Monday expressed "full support" for Venezuela as the South American country confronts a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers by U.S. forces deployed in the Caribbean, the two governments said.

October 29, 2025 - Earlier, Russian leader Vladimir Putin signed a strategic cooperation and development treaty with Venezuela, which the Kremlin described as a “trust-based alliance” spanning economic, political, and defense sectors.

3 weeks ago - Russia has a history of adapting to new political regimes that replaced its traditional allies in countries affected by the US obsession with regime change. Iraq and Syria both serve as good examples. There is also the aspect of cynical political calculation. The geopolitical gains from the US launching a military attack on Venezuela potentially exceed the losses.

October 30, 2025 - The last stage of this route was a flight across the Atlantic to Caracas in Venezuela. Of course, the plane refueled at each airport. All of these countries have quite friendly relations with russia, while some of the countries even have a russian military contingent.

1 month ago - Trump again called for Venezuela’s president to leave power and said the US would keep or sell the oil it had seized ... China and Russia have expressed support for Venezuela as it confronts a US blockade of sanctioned oil tankers, while Donald Trump continues to ramp up his pressure campaign on the South American country’s president, Nicolás Maduro.

October 28, 2025 - "This agreement takes relations between Moscow and Caracas to a new level and covers all important areas of bilateral cooperation," said Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the Russian State Duma (Parliament). Presidents Putin and Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela had agreed to advance this strategic partnership during Maduro's visit to Moscow in May.