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brooklynite

(95,012 posts) Thu Jan 24, 2019, 07:16 AM Jan 2019

Russia and key allies vow to stand by Maduro in Venezuela crisis

Source: The Guardian

Key allies of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, led by Russia and China, have warned the US not to stage an “external intervention” in support of the opposition leader Juan Guaidó’s bid to lead the country.

Russia issued a strong declaration of support of Maduro’s government on Thursday, saying a US military intervention in Venezuela would be “catastrophic”.

“We warn against that,” said the deputy foreign minister, Sergei Ryabkov, in remarks published by a ministry publication and later echoed in a ministry communique. “We believe it would be a catastrophic scenario to shake the foundation of the development model we have been observing in the region of Latin America.”

Ryabkov said Russia “supports our strategic partner, friendly Venezuela, and will support it”.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/24/juan-guaido-venezuelas-opposition-leader-declares-himself-interim-president

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Russia and key allies vow to stand by Maduro in Venezuela crisis (Original Post) brooklynite Jan 2019 OP

oh hell. Kurt V. Jan 2019 #1

Russia began establishing a military partnership with Venezuela last month. DetlefK Jan 2019 #2

Meh. They do that every 5 years. GatoGordo Jan 2019 #10

Of course. SO what will Trump do now that daddy has scolded him? oldsoftie Jan 2019 #3

He will end up supporting Maduro because Putin will tell him he has to. blueinredohio Jan 2019 #4

OMG can you imagine if he actually DID that? That would be the biggest public ass-kiss yet. oldsoftie Jan 2019 #5

If his base was OK with the feltch job, watoos Jan 2019 #6

I know all the alt-right skepdicks would lose there shit! Crowman2009 Jan 2019 #8

Exactly! oldsoftie Jan 2019 #9

Every country that fails is a victory. Turbineguy Jan 2019 #7

The (partial) list of countries that strongly support Maduro in Venezuela GatoGordo Jan 2019 #11

Kurt V.

(5,624 posts)

1. oh hell.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 07:18 AM

Jan 2019

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)

2. Russia began establishing a military partnership with Venezuela last month.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 07:21 AM

Jan 2019

Long-distance bombers of the russian airforce were moved to Venezuela for a joint military exercise.

GatoGordo

(2,412 posts)

10. Meh. They do that every 5 years.

Reply to DetlefK (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 05:05 PM

Jan 2019

I think its the only two that still fly.

oldsoftie

(12,674 posts)

3. Of course. SO what will Trump do now that daddy has scolded him?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 07:44 AM

Jan 2019

blueinredohio

(6,797 posts)

4. He will end up supporting Maduro because Putin will tell him he has to.

Reply to oldsoftie (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 08:23 AM

Jan 2019

oldsoftie

(12,674 posts)

5. OMG can you imagine if he actually DID that? That would be the biggest public ass-kiss yet.

Reply to blueinredohio (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 09:13 AM

Jan 2019

And how could ANYONE, even his biggest supporters, condone that? Especially since they LOVE to trash VZ, and rightly so, IMO, but to have him do that would have to hit him hard.

If you're right, I have a few friends I'll have to ask about their new support of a tyrant!!

watoos

(7,142 posts)

6. If his base was OK with the feltch job,

Reply to oldsoftie (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 09:17 AM

Jan 2019

that Trump gave Putin in Helsinki, in plain sight for all to see, this Venezuela fluff job won't upset them.

Crowman2009

(2,507 posts)

8. I know all the alt-right skepdicks would lose there shit!

Reply to oldsoftie (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 10:53 AM

Jan 2019

Since these assclowns make endless videos about how great Drumpf is and that the leader of Venezuela is the devil himself.

oldsoftie

(12,674 posts)

9. Exactly!

Reply to Crowman2009 (Reply #8)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 02:42 PM

Jan 2019

Turbineguy

(37,420 posts)

7. Every country that fails is a victory.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 10:31 AM

Jan 2019

GatoGordo

(2,412 posts)

11. The (partial) list of countries that strongly support Maduro in Venezuela

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 05:13 PM

Jan 2019

Cuba (Diaz-Canel/Castro)
North Korea (Kim)
Syria (Assad)
China (Xi)
Russia (Putin)
Turkey (Erdoğan)
Nicaragua (Ortega)
Bolivia (Morales)

That is some esteemed company

"We believe it would be a catastrophic scenario to shake the foundation of the development model we have been observing in the region of Latin America." (said the guys who annexed Crimea)

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