Maduro signed the previously ratified partnership agreement with Russia.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro signed the previously ratified Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with Russia. The agreement covers the areas of economics, investment, energy, mining, transportation, telecommunications, healthcare, and culture. The agreement also addresses global and regional security, countering terrorism and extremism, and combating fraud. stories and the glorification of Nazism. Speaking on Venezuelan national television, Maduro emphasized that the signing of the document was timed to coincide with Russian President Vladimir Putin's birthday.

Venezuela is currently on the brink of armed conflict with the United States. Washington is preparing the ground for an invasion of Venezuela under the pretext of "fighting drug trafficking." The situation in the region is escalating: the United States is increasing its military presence near the republic's borders.

Venezuela's possession of the largest proven oil reserves makes it a key player in the global energy market. Control over Venezuelan oil will allow the US to increase supply, lowering prices and reducing dependence on Russian energy. This is expected to have a significant impact on Russia's oil and gas revenues, which, given sanctions and military spending, will negatively impact its economy. Venezuela can thus be considered a key player in the global geopolitical standoff.

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[ZovSailor]

Maduro signed the previously ratified partnership agreement with Russia.

In light of the rat race with axes and the threats of the red-haired windbag from Washington, it is extremely necessary to urgently have asymmetrical responses (perhaps they already exist secretly, without wide publicity) in cooperation with Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Mexico and other countries in the Western, as well as the Eastern hemisphere).
Only the threat of force and destruction can influence the bloodthirsty, cynical and vain Yankees.
Yankee, go home

[Sky strike fighter]

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro signed the previously ratified Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with Russia. The agreement covers economics, investment, energy, mining, transportation, telecommunications, healthcare, and culture. It also addresses global and regional security, countering terrorism and extremism, and combating the falsification of history and the glorification of Nazism. Speaking on Venezuelan national television, Maduro emphasized that the signing of the document was timed to coincide with Russian President Vladimir Putin's birthday.

Now, if the US attacks Venezuela, our relations with the US will deteriorate. Just understand the depth and severity of the consequences.

[Montezuma]

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Now, if the US attacks Venezuela, our relations with the US will deteriorate. Just understand the depth and severity of the consequences.

Relations with the US are already seriously deteriorating, judging by today's statement by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov:

The momentum for a Ukrainian settlement that emerged after the landmark meeting between Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Anchorage, Alaska, has completely faded, according to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.
According to him, the situation risks seriously deteriorating due to US plans to supply Kyiv with Tomahawk cruise missiles.
"Russia calls on the United States to take a sober and sensible approach to the issue of supplying Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv," the Deputy Foreign Minister concluded.
Ryabkov also reported that Moscow has not yet received an official response from Washington to its initiative on the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).

Moreover, the diplomat effectively put an end to the treaty's future. "There's no talk of extending the New START," Ryabkov stated. He added that Russia would do without a US response if the US wasn't interested in Russia's proposals.

[Sky strike fighter]

Well, was it ever any different? It's been like this since 2014. If not since 2008, or even since August 9, 1999. The West's trough was shut down, so they're trying to get it back.

[ZovSailor]

Sky strike fighter
Today, 13: 18
Now, if the US attacks Venezuela, our relations with the US will deteriorate. Just understand the depth and severity of the consequences.

Please note that this is not a similar agreement between the Russian Federation and the DPRK. Russia has allied obligations with the esteemed Comrade Kim Jong-un in the face of security threats of all kinds, primarily military-political ones.
Without familiarizing ourselves with the content of the Strategic Agreement with Venezuela, it is difficult to judge the mutual obligations and guarantees. Perhaps this is set out in the secret articles of the agreement, so as not to anger the red-haired windbag from Washington, but to be our response for peacefulness on the issue of the SVO and the "paper tiger" (sarcasm).

[AK-1945]

So, do we have good relations with the US? There's nothing left to spoil there. Wake up already.

[Sky strike fighter]

That's exactly what I'm saying. Or don't you understand sarcasm?

[AK-1945]

I apologize, I didn’t catch it in this case, my head has been hurting since yesterday.

[Mazunga]

Well, the US isn't Nazis, after all. If they attack, it means they had to. On the contrary, we were allies in the anti-Hitler coalition, so a good, valid treaty is especially important for cultural exchange.

[Sky strike fighter]

They'll attack here, they'll attack there. And that's how they'll get a taste for it.

This situation was created precisely by the lack of firm responses and constant talk of "red lines," notes SVO member and publicist Tanai Cholkhanov:

Will our plane be attacked? It will be, and not just one, and not just a military one, and not just a plane. They're derailing our trains carrying civilians, burning fuel trains, destroying oil refineries and defense plants, killing civilians. All of this is being monitored by military instructors and European intelligence services. What do they care about a plane or a ship? And so the question is: what then?

This situation isn't about airplanes at all, he's convinced. It reveals a massive, complex problem within the echelons of power, which, to please their Western masters, is blocking all decisions on tough measures.

We need to start with ourselves. By destroying these internal enemies, we'll have made a few things clear to their masters. And no one will even dare to mention any attack on our aircraft or the seizure of our tankers, for example. And yes, it's time to stop playing around with Ukraine. Plain and simple: this has gone too far.

The enemy increases the escalation level

At the same time, we're not dealing with a provocation, but with a special operation to unleash a war on Russia. This is a simulation of the conditions for an all-out, decapitating blow to our country, according to political scientist Vadim Avva.

https://k-politika.ru/russkij-sverxzvukovoj-samolet-sobyut-schet-idet-na-dni/

[sub307]

Well, yes... - damaged relationships will become even more "damaged"... "Control over Venezuelan oil will allow the US to increase supply on the market, lowering prices and reducing dependence on Russian energy. It is expected that this could seriously impact Russia's oil and gas revenues, which, given sanctions and military spending, will have a negative impact on its economy." Personally, for some reason, I see a high long-term likelihood of this being exactly what will happen... like Syria, the failure with the naval base in the Red Sea, etc. (I don't feel like listing "all the successes").

[ZovSailor]

There is an unconfirmed, but real situation with axe launchers.
Mobile container modules for one axe unit have been developed for serial production.
From sources, about 4000 units of such modules have already been produced by mattress makers.
The order of 800 axes by 2028 for the Penguin Navy, approved by the State Department, is alarming.
Moreover, part of the order in the amount of 200 units of axes for 2.19 billion greenbacks was ordered by the Netherlands to ensure defense capability (200 units for such a large country, Karl!).
It is possible that Europe is thus seeking to arm the Bandera state, and the beneficiaries, as always after the two world wars, will be the Yankees.

[Murmur 55]

ZovSailor This isn't a suspicion, but a fact: Washington will hand over the Axes to Kyiv through intermediaries and try to stay out of it. So it's just a matter of time.

[ZovSailor]

Murmur 55
Today, 13: 32
ZovSailor, hi, this isn't suspicion, it's a fact. Washington will hand over the Axes to Kyiv through intermediaries and try to stay out of it. So it's just a matter of time.

There is an opinion on the previous events of the sleepy Joe era, liverwurst with increasing escalation: first aid kits, Javelins, Chimeras, Leopards, Memberedzhers, Abrashkas, Atakms, Storm shadows/Scalps.
I don't rule out that several or dozens of them are already on Bandera's territory, waiting for the go-ahead, although, in fact, all control, from entering flight missions, guidance, and intelligence data to launch, is being handled remotely from Yankees' territory.
Here in my earlier post I indicated that there is a land-based mobile version with a container for 1 axe, according to information, it is already ready for serial production.
I cannot rule out the presence of several land-based mobile launchers on the territory of Bandera State.
The red-haired windbag from Washington, or rather, whoever put him in power and controls him, is provoking TMV.

[Montezuma]

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There is an urgent need to have asymmetrical responses (perhaps they already exist secretly, without wide publicity) in cooperation with Cuba

It's already like that, and openly so.

MOSCOW, October 7. /TASS/. State Duma deputies ratified the intergovernmental agreement on military cooperation with Cuba at a plenary session. The Russian Cabinet of Ministers submitted a bill on ratification to the chamber of parliament.

MOSCOW, October 2 — RIA Novosti. The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement between Moscow and Tehran has entered into force, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported.

[Arkady007]

So we need to offer this Madura our stash of plutonium.

[ZovSailor]

Arkady007
Today, 14: 08
So we need to offer this Madura our stash of plutonium.

There is a more effective and efficient way, like during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
For reference to the UN Security Council: Due to the threat to national security of the Venezuelan people and state, as well as the escalation of tensions with the mattress bombers' strikes on peaceful fishermen, a missile launcher (not excluding warheads) will be deployed on the territory. "Oreshnik" is out of the question.
The issue of the Yankees' axe threat can be resolved with a similar threat from the Caribbean.

[bayard]

Quote: ZovSailor

The issue of the Yankees' axe threat can be resolved with a similar threat from the Caribbean.

The decision is excellent and absolutely correct. There's just one question: how many Oreshnik IRBMs do we have, and is it possible to deploy them right now? Do we have the capability to quickly and safely deploy them to Venezuela using our military transport aviation? Do we have that many Ruslans? Do we have the capability to deploy a combined tactical aviation regiment/brigade and one or two anti-aircraft missile regiments there to cover them (the Oreshniks)? Do our military transport aviation capabilities suffice to transport such a large number of troops and assets in a short period of time? Such a transfer by sea is hardly possible today.
Wouldn't it be simpler to simply destroy England and Holland as a preemptive strike or warning shot? And France, too? So that two tidal waves, following the fall of the "asteroid debris," would drown and sink the Island of Perverts and wash over Europe from the north and south, cleansing them of fascism, the fertile soil, and NATO.

[ZovSailor]

bayard
Today, 09: 28
The decision is excellent and absolutely correct. The only question is: how many Oreshnik IRBMs do we have, and is it possible to deploy them right now? Do we have the capacity to quickly and safely deploy them to Venezuela using military transport? Do we have that many Ruslans?

Unfortunately or fortunately, our decisions are made by politicians, and implemented by everyone else, primarily the military.
If preventive actions for the Western Hemisphere were not carried out earlier, there will now be problems with operational efficiency, as well as with the coverage of this by intelligence efforts.
I don't rule out closed agreements with Uncle Xi, who has his main business in Venezuela, to help deliver a dozen or so containers on merchant ships to the Caribbean with subsequent deployment.
There were other options, I don’t rule out that they were implemented by Russia back in the days of sleepy Joe, and are now waiting for the right time (Cuba, Nicaragua and other sympathizers).

Wouldn't it be simpler to simply destroy England and Holland as a preemptive strike or warning shot? And France at the same time?

The entire world would breathe a sigh of relief, but judging by the SVO, the Russian leadership is 99% unlikely to support such an escalation, and will instead try to turn things back to a peaceful course with legally binding agreements?
Although, based on the example of many centuries, one can forget about observing agreements with the Anglo-Saxons.
After Strelyanoy Ukha's visit to London in September, dangerous attacks against the Russian Federation and its leadership began.
I suspect the faking of disagreements between the mattress-makers and the small-time Brits, as well as Gayropa, is merely a cover, and that new orders have come from the ultra-globalists, in light of Russia's intransigence regarding the truce on the LBS in the Northeast Asia region, to postpone the Asia-Pacific region with Taiwan for the time being, and to consider the Russian Federation the main enemy at this stage, and to strike, together with the small-time Brits and Bibi, at the southern underbelly of the Russian Federation, i.e., first at Iran, and then using the former Central Asian republics, which are being cultivated by the mattress-makers and small-time Brits.
Well, the bottom line is that the Nobel Committee's decision on October 10 could trigger events both in the Middle East and the Middle East.
For a hint, the majority of ultra-globalists who control the red-haired windbag from Washington are against awarding a medal to their protégé precisely for the sake of further uncontrollable chaos in the world.
Time will tell whether this statement is true.

[rocket757]

No treaty/agreement, no external assistance can replace the fact that the country's authorities themselves must manage the internal situation in their country.

[Murmur 55]

rocket757 That's for sure, one of them was already resting on his laurels and instead of modernizing the army based on experience, he was doing God knows what, and as a result, he now sits in exile.

[rocket757]

We have some like this sitting here, they have some like this nesting there and there is no end in sight to this process...

[tralflot1832]

Currently, Chevron (USA) exports 75,000 barrels per day from Venezuela to refineries in the Gulf of Mexico (they're showing off too much), while China exports 500,000-700,000 barrels per day. Where is Russia in this? The US is ruining Venezuela's oil production with sanctions. If you want a lot of oil, invest billions of dollars in production, and the results won't be immediate.

[Sky strike fighter]

Russia, in the current situation, doesn't know what to do with its oil. Two, Venezuela is on the other side of the world, and to extract its heavy oil, it needs gas condensate nearby, rather than transporting it across the entire planet. That would be expensive.

[tralflot1832]

Russia has one problem: the low price of the benchmark Brent crude, to which Urals is pegged.

[severok1979]

Well, it's time to transfer our nuclear weapons and air defense systems to Venezuela)))

[Sky strike fighter]

Teleport them or something? How are you planning to transport them through waters where the US Navy dominates? I think Venezuela will follow the Karabakh scenario. I simply don't see any other option.

[tralflot1832]

There is no need to get involved in it militarily, it’s not our cow.

[Sky strike fighter]

There's no way to get in there even if you really wanted to, and you have your own pressing matters. But the US will solve the oil problems. It's surprising they didn't think of this before? They have countless reserves of Venezuelan heavy oil right under their noses, for which they built refineries in the US. So why did they even bother getting involved in Iraq?

[Murmur 55]

tralflot1832 , especially since experience with one hot country showed that without a common border and having such leaders in these countries, there is a high probability of throwing away both human lives and money.

[tralflot1832]

Quote: Murmur 55

money down the drain.

Let this wind blow from Venezuela to Russia. Yuan is possible.

[Murmur 55]

tralflot1832, that's highly unlikely. Maduro himself would be better off holding on to his post. There's a 5th column of them, plus the military, it's unclear who they'll side with, so don't expect Venezuelan yuan.

[Lako]

If the US squeezes Venezuelan oil, your cow might starve. Although, I don't see how today's Russia can resist the US in this region. There's more hope for China, which has its own interests there.

[tralflot1832]

China pays for its Venezuelan oil in yuan through the PDVSA office in Moscow. That's why Trump is confused. And anyway, it's not our cow, but China's.

[Huarabey]

And what will the American Navy do if Russian warships head to Venezuela?

[Sky strike fighter]

Alternatively, it will block delivery routes to Venezuela and, in the event of a conflict, open fire.

[Huarabey]

On what basis can they block someone outside their territorial waters?

[Sky strike fighter]

On the rights of the strong. The last thing we need is a direct conflict with the US. We can't pull through Venezuela even if we wanted to. We don't have a navy powerful enough to fight the US on their doorstep. So why bother? It's clear Maduro has nothing to lose and will cling to straws, but our navy would only be able to die heroically there, as the odds are not evenly matched. So why bother if everything is already clear?

[Huarabey]

What "right of the strongest"? No one will attack our warships unless they enter the territorial waters of hostile states. Just as no one will attack our aircraft flying in neutral airspace. It's precisely the attempt to impede our warships, as long as they don't violate anyone's borders, that gives Russia the right to open fire on their ships. So if the Russian Navy needs to sail to Venezuela, they will, and no one will stop them unless they want to start World War III.

[Sky strike fighter]

Just as they don’t raise any objections to our planes that fly in neutral airspace.

Have we already forgotten November 2015 on the Turkish-Syrian border and the downed Su-24M? We're not the USSR.

So if the Russian Navy needs to sail to Venezuela, they will, and no one will stop them unless they want to start World War III.

It's just that after all the strikes on our strategic bombers, oil refineries, and even nuclear power plants, I wouldn't be so sure. Did World War III start when our strategic bombers were burned by drones? Then why are you so sure World War III will start if the Americans start sinking our ships? You could also cite the sinking of the cruiser Moskva and ask who was held accountable for it and how.

[Huarabey]

Because the Americans, officially, have nothing to do with all these examples. And here we have a direct clash with absolutely no reason. Neutral waters are neutral waters, and no one has the right to do whatever they want there. If they could exercise the "law of strength," they would have attacked directly long ago and blockaded our entire fleet everywhere, not just near Venezuela.

[Rustic i ......]

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Then why is this necessary if everything is already clear?

Well, yes, well, yes, this is the position of a frightened small rodent, sitting behind a broom and trembling there.

[Sky strike fighter]

Sure, you can try to be a hero, but it's short-lived and in vain. If you just need to be a hero, no matter the outcome, like in Syria, then go ahead. I'm just curious, why sign up for something that's inherently hopeless?

[Grigory b]

Alternatively, it will block delivery routes to Venezuela and, in the event of a conflict, open fire.[quote][/quote]The Pentagon isn't full of scum either; they don't need to use nuclear weapons. They know we have plenty of submarines with nuclear weapons on board; you can't keep track of them all. It's one thing to stir up the conflict in Ukraine and make money from it, but a direct conflict with a nuclear power is quite another. Trump also has grandchildren, and I think he, too, wishes them a bright future. He doesn't touch North Korea, knowing full well that Kim Jong-un doesn't have a red marker.

[Sky strike fighter]

What use of nuclear weapons? What are you talking about? Ukraine is being given Tomahawks, and we're threatening to ruin relations with the US. What nuclear weapons? No one's even mentioning it, and I wouldn't be surprised if they weren't even mentioning it if medium-range missiles, like those Tomahawks, were used against us. Look how many drones have been hitting our oil refineries, and has anyone put Ukraine in its place, at least by striking Bankova Street? No. And you're talking about nuclear weapons here. What were the consequences, and for whom, after the sinking of the cruiser Moskva?

[Grigory b]

It's one thing for the Ukrainians to sink the cruiser Moskva, albeit with Anglo-Saxon assistance, and to open fire on a warship heading to Venezuela. Here, even without an order from the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, any commander of another of our warships or submarines is obligated to provide fire support to our ship. This is a full-scale, direct war with a nuclear power, and the Washington regional committee understands this.

[ZovSailor]

Huarabey
Today, 14: 23
And what will the American Navy do if Russian warships head to Venezuela?

No, ask Uncle Xi, who gets the profit from everything.
A strategic military conflict where Russia fights all NATO countries alone is unnecessary and diverts significant resources and assets. For us, in the current circumstances, victory is on Russia's terms, with all goals and objectives achieved and the root causes eliminated.

[Per se.]

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I think that Venezuela will follow the Karabakh scenario.

Our great strategists didn't even bother with Karabakh. Syria and Assad are ours. Given what we have, if we spend any money, we'll end up with another Maduro, an émigré, joining Assad. If we've been without "demilitarization" and "denazification" for four years now, even without the complete liberation of Donbas, what can we say about Venezuela? Not with our bourgeoisie.

[severok1979]

We are forming a convoy under the Russian flag consisting of the cruiser Nakhimov, a pair of frigates, a tanker, and several dry cargo ships and sending it through international waters.

[Sky strike fighter]

What's the point? Where does Venezuela rank in our trade turnover? Maduro ratified the partnership agreement with us only when he was really pushed. So, Venezuela isn't really our friend, and it wasn't really interested in cooperating with us until recently. What's the point of all this? To spite the US? I just don't understand. Maybe you can clarify the situation.

The Federal Customs Service (FCS) reported which countries are currently Russia's largest trading partners.

Russia's main trading partners in January-October 2024 were:

China - 33,8% of Russia's trade turnover;
India — 8,8%;
Turkey — 8,3%;
Belarus - 7,1%;
Kazakhstan - 4,0%;
South Korea - 2,1%;
Germany — 1,8%;
Armenia - 1,8%;
Italy - 1,5%;
Uzbekistan - 1,4%.

[severok1979]

What does trade have to do with this? The US's goal is to either take control of the Venezuelan oil industry or drive it out of the market and destroy it. All we need to do is deploy air defense and anti-ship missiles around the Venezuelan oil industry. But I don't think we'll interfere. We're already struggling with the confiscation of gold and foreign exchange reserves and the Tomahawks in Ukraine. Plus, it's unclear what's happening to our troops in Syria—they're probably being held hostage by the thugs. Since news about Russian bases in Syria has completely disappeared, it means they laid down conditions for us, and we accepted them. So, of course, we have no time for Venezuela right now.

[SSR]

Quote: severok1979

Well, it's time to transfer our nuclear weapons and air defense systems to Venezuela)))

Maybe at least deploy Bastion missiles there via Brazil? And about 300 UAVs/unmanned aerial vehicles for the first wave.

[severok1979]

I'm not against it, but I find it hard to believe. They were afraid to even try a simpler scheme, like selling normal ONIKS anti-ship missiles to the Houthis via Iran and renaming them the latest Yemeni design, the "Houthi-666." Even without touching the Americans, a single launcher salvo could have destroyed a British destroyer or frigate.

[SSR]

Quote: severok1979

I'm not against it, but I find it hard to believe. They were afraid to even try a simpler scheme, like selling normal ONIKS anti-ship missiles to the Houthis via Iran and renaming them the latest Yemeni design, the "Houthi-666." Even without touching the Americans, a single launcher salvo could have destroyed a British destroyer or frigate.

It's just that, no, not like that, but like that - EVERYTHING!
They are transferring weapons capable of carrying nuclear warheads up to 500kt (Hiroshima 15kt) and the element of the first surprise nuclear weapon becomes very realistic.
Why did we warn the US before the launch of the Oreshnik missile, precisely so that their strategic nuclear forces would not get overexcited?

[Jacques sekavar]

Maduro signed the previously ratified partnership agreement with Russia? f njkre? There was also a strategic partnership agreement with Iran, so what? The US and Israel bombed Iran, and Russia watched. The same will happen with Venezuela.

[Lemon]

Why lie? Iran delayed signing, and only signed after the bombing, as you put it.

[th.kuzmichev]

If the Venezuelans don't turn out to be khokh...ukrainians, nothing will come of the Pindos.

[Old Man57]

The situation there is highly explosive! Russia would like to help, but...

[I dare to_notice_]

Good news, provided: what should be there IS there.
Just like in Cuba back in the day...
The US needs to feel the cold of a stiletto in its ribs to make informed decisions on the international track.
Otherwise... it's just paper and letters.

[Atheist]

Just like in Cuba back in the day...

For things to be like Cuba, there needs to be a Soviet Union, not capitalist Russia. Enough of this PR campaign on Soviet achievements; today's Russia is the antithesis of the USSR—isn't that clear?

[I dare to_notice_]

Today's Russia is the successor of the USSR.
And this is recognized by EVERYONE in the world.
Whether you and I like it or not...

[Atheist]

I don't dispute that, according to the Constitution, the Russian Federation is the legal successor (legal successor) to the USSR. This means that international treaties and agreements previously concluded with the USSR automatically apply to the Russian Federation, unless they are revoked by the Russian Federation. A simple example: the Russian Federation's seat on the UN Security Council is nothing more than a fortunate inheritance from the USSR. Incidentally, following this logic, V.I. Lenin, as the founder of the USSR, is automatically the founder of the Russian Federation.
The question is different: the socialist system of social relations in the USSR was fundamentally different from the current capitalist system in the Russian Federation. Therefore, automatically transferring Soviet achievements to the current capitalist reality is a futile undertaking.

[I dare to_notice_]

It is not clear why you got "turned on"?
I am a hello EXAMPLE that you are not ashamed to follow.
And I agree that the Russian Federation is capitalist.
But, to be fair, it should be noted that the Russian Federation is also a social state.
Do I want my Motherland (USSR) to be reborn? YES!
But most likely, I won’t see this again.
Historical processes occur much more slowly than human life.
That's why many people on VO are so impatient and nervous...

[Atheist]

It's not a matter of nerves. It's just that many people don't bother to understand and comprehend that the USSR's achievements weren't manna from heaven, but the result of socialist social relations. Therefore, expecting that under current capitalist social relations it's possible to do things like "Cuba," "revive SMERSH," "Stalin will come," and so on is naive and futile.

[I dare to_notice_]

Things are... awful in Cuba right now. Not a very good example...

[snow mountain]

Quote: Sky Strike fighter

our relations with the US will deteriorate

I can’t even imagine how we’ll live with this later?

[tralflot1832]

Quote: Murmur 55

So don't expect Venezuelan yuan.

You're completely unaware that Venezuelan yuan goes through Moscow. Several years ago, Venezuela's PDVSA moved its "Europe" office from Lisbon to Moscow.

[Pravodel]

Maduro signed the previously ratified partnership agreement with Russia.

So what now!? To wage war with the US, Venezuela needs to supply anti-ship missiles and air defense systems, and train its military to use them. So the question is:
1. Do we have any spare air defense systems we could send to Venezuela? We don't have enough ourselves. The Bandar-logs are constantly firing at us, and we're only shooting down some. Some are breaking through and destroying our oil refineries, killing our people.
2. The situation with anti-ship missiles and missile systems, given the emerging bourgeois unrest in the Baltics, isn't so simple, I believe. We need to defend Kaliningrad, the Baltic Fleet, and our ships in the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland. If NATO puts the squeeze on us, then anti-ship systems in the north, the Black Sea, and the East will be very useful.
3. Aviation might be easier. We supply to Algeria and India, but we could also supply Venezuela.

[matsur]

To move beyond idle talk, we must urgently dispatch a group from the State Duma to "exchange experience" and our military to various bases. A couple of fighter jets to the main airfields. If the US launches an operation, accuse the United States of brutally murdering our parliamentarians and attacking our visiting military personnel, who are "not party to the conflict." Then apply pressure and launch a retaliatory strike on one of their bases. And then we react to any escalation.

[ergh081]

In my opinion, the best help on the Venezuelan front would be a devastating offensive on the territory of 404. The striped ones would beg for everything and rush here to save assets.

[nordscout]

I will never tire of repeating that today's world and its "inhabitants," on both sides of the Atlantic, respect (and fear) decisive, unpredictable people, those who "will not rust" in an immediate response to a disrespectful gesture or words, and, especially, provocative actions.... Russia's signing of agreements on strategic partnership and cooperation with the DPRK, Venezuela, and possibly Cuba and Nicaragua is a return to adequacy and pragmatism in Russia's foreign policy...

[Rustic i ......]

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No, well, of course you can act like a hero, but it won’t be long and it will be in vain.

Yes, our heroism was short-lived and in vain, just as it was in WWII, and earlier, during the wars with Sweden and Turkey, and our people have endured so many wars. As for readiness for war, the president stated: we are ready for various military events. So, are you suggesting we surrender Venezuela and Cuba, as we shamefully surrendered Yugoslavia, Iraq, and some Western European countries? As for readiness for war, Russia has always been unprepared, and on June 22nd, the USSR also didn't wake up to the alarm. It's time we got used to it.

[Andrey Andreev_2]

Quote from S.S.R.

Quote: severok1979

Well, it's time to transfer our nuclear weapons and air defense systems to Venezuela)))

Maybe at least deploy Bastion missiles there via Brazil? And about 300 UAVs/unmanned aerial vehicles for the first wave.

Poseidon!

[Rustic i ......]

Quote: severok1979

We are already struggling with the confiscation of gold and foreign currency reserves and the tomahawks in Ukraine.

Are you suggesting we swallow this in silence? Are we going to continue silently swallowing all this crap? Optimist, how long will you live? Then put a yoke around your neck and beg your master not to use the whip too much.