Russia Vows To Help The Venezuelan Regime Of Nicolas Maduro

Newsweek: Russia Vows to Continue Venezuela Support Despite New U.S. Sanctions As Iran Considers Deploying Revolutionary Guard

Russia has dismissed new U.S. sanctions imposed on Venezuela and Cuba this week, vowing to stand by the embattled regime headed by President Nicolás Maduro.

The RIA news agency quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, who said Thursday the new sanctions—announced by national security adviser John Bolton on Wednesday—are illegal, Reuters reported.

Ryabkov added that the Kremlin plans to do everything to support its allies in Caracas and Havana, despite continued American efforts to undermine both regimes.

Cuba is among the nations supporting Maduro, who is locked in a power struggle with Juan Guaidó, the self-declared interim president and leader of the opposition-controlled National Assembly. Russia, China and Iran are also backing Maduro, who won a presidential election last year that opponents and international observers dismissed as illegitimate.

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