1 month ago - Satellite image shows seized Venezuelan oil tanker near the Galveston, Texas shoreline. China and Russia have expressed support for Venezuela.

2 weeks ago - China criticized the Trump administration’s reported call for Venezuela to sever its alliances with US rivals, labeling the move a “bullying act” as their competition for influence in the region emerges as a new source of friction.

1 month ago - It therefore plays into China's hands if the US is forced to devote more attention to the situation in Venezuela or Cuba. Presumably, it is also advantageous for Russia to increase its influence over allies in Latin America, challenging US supremacy in the region.

December 1, 2025 - If the Venezuelan can shoot down a stealth fighter or sink a naval vassal, which isn't that hard since Chinese radar can detect the 5th gen fighter and the US Navy have proven extremely vulnerable while dealing with the Houthi, it's already a huge loss to the US More replies ... Well it’s mainly because neither Russia nor China are Hegemonic Powers.

For years, Venezuelan officials had portrayed their arsenal, much of it sourced from Moscow and Beijing, with newer additions linked to Tehran, as a shield against exactly this kind of operation. As part of a broader defense partnership, Caracas had bought Russian air defense systems, combat aircraft, armored vehicles, and small arms; while China supplied radars, communications gear, and other dual-use technologies.

1 day ago - A straightforward constructivist interpretation of the US–China–Russia triangle centres on status. China had cultivated Venezuela as an “all-weather strategic partnership” (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of PRC 2025b) and major debtor, only to watch Maduro captured days after senior Chinese officials visited Caracas (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of PRC 2025a).

2 weeks ago - The Trump administration has told ... familiar with the administration's plan. First, the country must kick out China, Russia, Iran, and Cuba and sever economic ties, the sources said....

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.

2 weeks ago - China and Russia both have close ties to Nicolás Maduro.Credit...Pool photo by Evgenia Novozhenina ... Jan. 5, 2026 ... After attacking Venezuela and seizing its head of state, President Trump said on Saturday that the country had been “hosting foreign adversaries” and asserted that “American dominance in the Western Hemisphere will never be questioned again.”

2 weeks ago - The United States' biggest strategic ... Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. China, Russia and Iran all called it a violation of Venezuela's sovereignty and international law....

May 22, 2025 - Source: “Rusia, China e Irán lanzan sus ‘juegos de guerra’ para desafiar a Estados Unidos en Venezuela (Russia, China and Iran launch their ‘war games’ to challenge the United States in Venezuela),” Clarín (left leaning daily in Argentina), 10 August 2022.

2 weeks ago - It was executed by the most elite forces the United States can field, involving cyber-operations, clandestine intelligence, preparatory attacks on Venezuelan air defenses, and the use of highly specialized helicopters flown by exceptionally skilled pilots—likely equipped with classified capabilities known to very few. What the United States possesses, and others largely do not, is a rare combination of advanced technology and decades of experience conducting high-risk special operations. Russia and China refrain from conducting similar missions not because of a supposed norm against extracting leaders they consider illegitimate.

October 28, 2025 - China, Iran, and Russia sent aid, capital, and arms through illicit trade networks to enable the Houthis’ attacks on western merchants and warships transiting the Bab al-Mandeb strait. They will do the same to aid Venezuela in a bid to challenge U.S. regional hegemony.

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.

Russian companies hold significant stakes in Venezuela’s economy through joint ventures in the Orinoco Belt oil fields, while China is the country’s largest creditor.

3 days ago - Sources reportedly familiar with the administration’s plans reported that Trump is demanding that Venezuela “kick out” Russia, Iran, and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and sever all economic ties with the three.[15] The United States also seized a Russian-flagged tanker carrying Venezuelan oil in the Caribbean on January 7, suggesting that the administration does intend to pressure Russian involvement in the Venezuelan oil industry.[16] If Trump Administration pressure on the Russia-Venezuela relationship persists, Russia is likely to employ a broad slate of covert tactics to safeguard its position in the country post-Maduro, much as it was able to do in a post-Assad Syria.

4 days ago - Caracas has become one of Russia’s key partners in Latin America (Russian International Affairs Council, November 14, 2025). Venezuela also became a venue for collaboration between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Russia in the region. Until now, Russia and the PRC have largely managed to avoid competition in the Caribbean basin, dividing roles.

1 week ago - The result was a network of bilateral alliances that channelled much of Venezuela's crude outside conventional buying and selling circuits. The model consolidated amid high oil prices and mounting financial constraints. Cuba, China, Russia, and Iran became central partners in an architecture that combines energy supply, credits, technical cooperation and diplomatic support.