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.

1 week ago - Russia supported Maduro's claim of victory in the contested 2024 Venezuelan presidential election. According to CNBC, Russia's "most prominent" Latin American relationship is with Venezuela.

1 week ago - Their alliance appeared to give Russia a growing foothold in the Western Hemisphere. With great fanfare, Venezuela announced it was buying the air defenses from Russia in 2009 amid tensions with Washington.

December 11, 2025 - MOSCOW, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by phone on Thursday and reassured him of Moscow's support for his government's course in the face of growing external pressure, the Kremlin ...

5 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.

6 days ago - Russia also said it was ready to continue providing what it called necessary support to “our friend” Venezuela.

1 week ago - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reaffirmed his support to Venezuela in a phone call with longtime ally President Nicolás Maduro, the Kremlin said.

1 month ago - “The Russian side reaffirmed its full support for and solidarity with the Venezuelan leadership and people in the current context,” the statement read.

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

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 - She said she told Russian officials ... seven years and the situation is different. After ousting Maduro, the U.S. has said it will now “run” Venezuela policy....

4 days ago - It has also voiced support for Venezuela’s interim leader Delcy Rodríguez, condemning what it called “neocolonial threats and armed aggression from abroad.” ... Likewise, when U.S. authorities seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela in the North Atlantic this week, Moscow accused Washington of escalating tensions but took no direct action.

2 weeks ago - Despite decades of investment in Venezuela, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s official response to Maduro’s ouster was weak: “We reaffirm our solidarity with the Venezuelan people and our support for the course of their Bolivarian leadership, ...

5 days ago - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged the US to reconsider its position and release ‘the legitimately elected leader of a sovereign country and his spouse’. He subsequently held a phone call with Venezuela’s vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, reiterating Russia’s support for Caracas and urging de-escalation through dialogue. Yet Moscow’s response has remained within its standard diplomatic playbook. Most notably, the presidential administration has remained silent, issuing no statements to date despite the close personal and political relationship between Vladimir Putin and Maduro.

5 days ago - “Russia will continue to support the course pursued by its Bolivarian leadership to defend the country’s national interests and sovereignty,” the Foreign Ministry said. It urged restraint and warned against further escalation. Russia’s embassy in Caracas said it is operating as usual and remains in constant contact with the Venezuelan authorities and Russian citizens in the South American country.

At the same time, given the growing rift with the United States and the West, Putin’s alliance with Maduro has become more valuable than ever. Russian interests in Venezuela serve as a strategic signal of support for allies opposing US policies.

Russia on Saturday reaffirmed its support for the Venezuelan government and dismissed reports of Vice President Delcy Rodriguez's presence in the country as a "hoax" following a top-level phone call, the Foreign Ministry said.

​​​​​ Russia has offered its “full cooperation" and support to Venezuela to counter a maritime blockade announced by US President Donald Trump as Caracas seeks to build an alliance against Washington’s military escalation.

2 weeks ago - For more than two decades, Venezuela sought to cultivate a network of anti-American allies – from Russia and China to Cuba and Iran – in the hope of helping to shape a new axis capable of standing up to Washington. Yet despite Russia’s foreign minister pledging support for Maduro’s regime as recently as late December, few serious analysts ever expected Moscow to come to his rescue in any meaningful way.

2 weeks ago - 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 by U.S. forces after an attack on the country.