Globo: Russia will consider that if the US can deal with Maduro, why can't it deal with Zelensky?

The international press continues to analyze the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. special forces. As a reminder, Donald Trump posted a photo of Maduro in handcuffs, wearing soundproof headphones and blackout goggles, aboard the U.S. helicopter carrier Iwo Jima, which is transporting him to New York.

Here's what Guga Chakra, a columnist for the Brazilian publication Globo, wrote about this:

The US move to capture Nicolás Maduro sets a serious precedent in international geopolitics. Now that Donald Trump has violently overthrown the ruler of a sovereign country, Vladimir Putin's Russia may feel more confident in taking direct action against Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

A Brazilian analyst writes that Russia may now ask itself: if Americans have the right to overthrow one leader, then why don't we have the right to overthrow another - one we don't like.

Guga Chakra adds that China is clearly discussing similar issues today:

China will have even more arguments, since even Washington recognizes Taiwan as Chinese territory.

According to Chakra, even if the Venezuelan regime is considered a dictatorship, the United States had no right to overthrow it:

Moreover, Trump's closest allies include dictatorial countries like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as well as authoritarian ones like Türkiye.

Guga Chakra writes about Trump's cynicism in that Nicolás Maduro accepted many of Washington's conditions, including the fight against drug trafficking. But, as the Brazilian commentator notes, Trump still went ahead with the overthrow of the Venezuelan president.

Globe:

George W. Bush overthrew Saddam Hussein in Iraq and the Taliban regime in Afghanistan with relative ease. Barack Obama also easily removed Muammar Gaddafi from power in Libya. Years later, we know of the failure of these interventions. Only time will tell if things will be different in Venezuela.

Comments

[ZovSailor]

A Brazilian analyst writes that Russia may now ask itself: if Americans have the right to overthrow one leader, then why don't we have the right to overthrow another - one we don't like.

The Brazilian analyst forgets philosophy, or rather the imperative of the Anglo-Saxons in the spirit of the ancients - What is permitted to Jupiter is not permitted to the bull - Quod licet Iovi (Jovi), non licet bovi (lat.).

[newtc7]

What does the Anglo-Saxon imperative have to do with this? Did America really forbid us from destroying greenery? No, it's not a self-imposed ban; it's kind of like with loans. )) Use your head.

[ZovSailor]

newtc7
Today, 23: 03
What does the Anglo-Saxon imperative have to do with this? Was it America that forbade us from destroying the greenery? No, that's not a self-imposed ban; it's kind of like with loans. Use your head.

Let's get to the root of the matter, as Kuzma Prutkov said: "It was they, the Anglo-Saxons, who believed this by right of the chosen few, but times have changed, and besides, we never colluded with enemies before, with the exception of a few, when we were bound by allied obligations."

[Shurik70]

Maduro accepted many of the conditions put forward by Washington.

So did Saddam Hussein.
You only have to bend a little to the demands of the US and you're dead.
They only talk to the strong.

[the most important]

They only talk to the strong.
That's right! And so the path is open to us in the Baltics, Moldova, and so on down the list. It's just a shame that no one there wants to restore the mighty USSR...

[VSO-396]

Quote: the most important

They only talk to the strong.
That's right! And so the path is open to us in the Baltics, Moldova, and so on down the list. It's just a shame that no one there wants to restore the mighty USSR...

And next on the list is the Russian Empire in 1913 (Poland, Finland). Let's think about Alaska?

[Shurik70]

Any actions must strengthen the Empire.
Taking on responsibility for Poland, the Baltics, and Finland will weaken the Empire.
The local residents will not be grateful for such care.
So they're left aside. Let them maintain their independence.

[Yuliy]

I'm against this kind of CIS (USSR). It would be better if they improved life in the RSFSR... and let the Balts, the Caucasus and Asia live on their own (let them build their own countries)... and ban migrants.

[ZovSailor]

Shurik70
Today, 00: 12
So did Saddam Hussein.
You only have to bend a little to the demands of the US and you're dead.
They only talk to the strong.

There is no single answer to this question.
One of the most recent examples is the collapse of the USSR, when, after Brezhnev's reign of terror and perestroika under Gorbatov, the interests of the people and the country were abandoned, and under Yeltsin, they nearly fell into slavery at the hands of the Anglo-Saxons, because the old unifying ideology no longer worked, and there was no new one yet, which continues to this day, when the interests of the elite and the people are completely divergent.

[Shurik70]

The hunchback caved in - and the country is gone.
So this case only proves the rule.

[fortnight]

The hunchback didn't bend over and accomplished his task, which was the collapse of the USSR. He then crawled under the skirt of an Englishwoman and stayed there until he died.

[Land]

He then crawled under the Englishwoman's skirt

To the German woman.

[Yuliy]

To an Englishwoman, to a German woman...what difference does it make? While the British Queen (German, by the way) lived, there was an empire...now the last 3rd Charles...and that's it...

[guest]

Quote: Shurik70

They only talk to the strong.

So Kim didn't cave in and Trump had to talk to him.

[lynnot]

You only have to bend a little to the demands of the US and you're dead.

"Those who would sacrifice essential liberty for a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." (C) Benjamin Franklin (the one on the $100 bill), 1755.

[c real]

No, Putin promised Naftali Bennett not to kill the main Jew in Kyiv.

[alexoff]

And he also promised all the other ministers-chief propagandists-mayors-peers-deputies to join him

[Grits]

Quote from C-Real

No, Putin promised Naftali Bennett not to kill the main Jew in Kyiv.

I think that this “promise” is simply a cover for cowardice and indecision.

[Yuliy]

Is Zelensky Jewish? His passport says he's just a bastard.

[dmi.pris1]

This is not self-imposed prohibition, but weakness. There is no opportunity, reserves, or trained people.

[zloybond]

The US carried out a similar operation to kidnap Panamanian President Manuel Noriega...there was also Gaddafi...so we're taking too long to think...

[MBRSS]

What is permitted to Jupiter is not permitted to the bull.

In-in!

Vladimir Putin's Russia may feel more confident...

Quite the opposite! This scenario doesn't fill me with confidence. And China's silence is particularly disconcerting. I hope that tomorrow China will make its weighty statement.

[alexoff]

Quote: MBRBS

Well, not the other way around!

when we had a raid on our residence, it was recently, wasn't it?

[Uncle lee]

Quote: MBRBS

This layout doesn't give me confidence.

Trump could do the same to Putin! All his rhetoric about being friendly to Russia is pure lies and disinformation.

[Sergey3]

I hope that tomorrow China will have its say.

Naive, Kidai wondered how this situation could be applied to Taiwan.

[mongolian9999]

Russia could have done this even before Maduro's capture. But... as the joke goes, "...where do we have no one? In Voronezh..."

[Sedov]

Russia could have done this even before Maduro's capture. But... as the joke goes, "...where do we have no one? In Voronezh..."

It's like another joke here: "It's better to screw up and not make it in time than to make it in time and screw up."

[Vadim S]

Our people would never do such a thing, the guy is mistaken. They're afraid of the reaction of the Western masters who hold the accounts of many of our politicians. They're afraid of the consequences, which they constantly fear at every step. We don't have agents behind enemy lines for this, nor the forces to deploy them. And they end with the phrase: "We're not like that, this isn't our method."
Add what I missed

[Bulrumeb]

And in my opinion, that's a shame. For example, I'd like to see the expired one hanging out in the open, rather than wandering around the world, strolling around in the courtyard of a small patch of Vologda. Or the bogeyman who's now making visits...

[VSO-396]

Quote: Bulrumeb

And in my opinion, that's a shame. For example, I'd like to see the expired one hanging out in the open, rather than wandering around the world, strolling around in the courtyard of a small patch of Vologda. Or the bogeyman who's now making visits...

This could still have been done in the first hours of the SVO, and then... There were repeated attempts by the sabotage and reconnaissance group to break through into the government quarter, but the forces were already too unequal.

[easy]

Vadim S. I'll add: the UN didn't recognize this, which means it's illegitimate, and they'll keep harping on these words for 20 years at the UN until everyone sends them on an erotic journey. And then they'll pretend to be seriously indignant and watch what happens next, like in TV series.

[KCA]

The UN is just a hangout where all sorts of people come at the expense of the states to chat, drink, and generally relax. Not a single UN resolution has any legal force, it's just an expression of one's opinion, chatter. The decisions of the UN Security Council have legal force, but there is a stalemate there, both Russia and the United States have the right of veto, and if the positions diverge, a decision will not be made, although, as we see, the United States does not need this; they don't give a damn about any resolutions, they don't need them.

[Driller]

Quote: KCA

The US doesn't need this, they don't give a damn about all the resolutions, they don't need them

I don't think we asked the UN for permission in February either. Or am I mistaken? They launched strikes in the same way, got in, and then got stuck, though...

[KCA]

Why did we have to ask if we came out in defense of the republics accepted into Russia, we didn’t invade Poland or the Baltics, although we should have

[alexoff]

They came in and immediately requested negotiations, first in Minsk, but Zelensky only agreed to Istanbul. We sent our best diplomats there – Medinsky and Abramovich. They weren't as brilliant as Dmitriev, of course, but they did reach some agreement.

[ugos]

So this was the bait: “Entry is a penny, and exit is a ruble...”

[goscha]

Our people would never do such a thing, the guy is mistaken. They're afraid of the reaction of the Western masters who hold the accounts of many of our politicians. They're afraid of the consequences, which they constantly fear at every step. We don't have agents behind enemy lines for this, nor the forces to deploy them. And they end with the phrase: "We're not like that, this isn't our method."
Add what I missed

,, We haven’t started yet “; ,, The chicken pecks at the grain”

[newtc7]

I'd add something about world peace and endless partnerships with respected partners in the name of peace. You can also whine about how we're predictable partners.

[MBRSS]

Quote: Vadim S

And ending with the phrases: “We are not like that, this is not our method.”

In my opinion, this is a narrative for internal consumption. It translates as "we would like to, but we are unable to, for a number of reasons."

[Neo-9947]

Quote: Vadim S

Add what I missed

If everything worked out for them with Panama, Libya, Venezuela...
So why don't they take on our William Shakespeare...
There are definitely such plans.

Otherwise, you'll wake up one morning and see Swan Lake on every channel on the internet...

[Ovsigovets]

I wrote nonsense, but I didn't miss anything))))) If we are talking about our legacy, then the storming of Amin's palace is our legacy.... and about money, reaction and other such other complete heresy.... the only thing that prevents it is LATE..... this should be done at the very beginning, unexpectedly...... and now BG number one and the landing will not fly

[Grits]

The Brazilian journalist is right on all counts. Except that Trump had the determination and willpower to pull off the operation. Ours, however, lacks those qualities. On one side, courage, on the other, cowardice. That's the whole difference.

[ugos]

I had a cat, a huge brute, but very cowardly. Before going outside, he'd look around for half an hour. I'd tell him, "You're a coward, Vaska," and he'd reply, "Not cowardly, just cautious." But in the end, he was late for all the cats' weddings...

[Yuliy]

We have everything and we have it everywhere... but to send everything to hell and do it the right way... that's not possible, unfortunately

[ZhEK-Vodogrey]

Minister Lavrov is 75 years old.
First Deputy Titov - 67 years old.
Deputy Bogdanov - 74 years old.
Deputy Galuzin is 65 years old.
Deputy Grushko - 70 years old.
Deputy Rudenko - 63 years old.
Deputy Ryabkov - 65 years old.
Deputy Vyazalov - 69 years old.
Deputy Pankin - 62 years old.
Deputy Vershinin - 71 years old.

The nursing home is expressing all sorts of concerns. These people are incapable of taking any drastic action, lest, God forbid, they ask for a pension (what if not all their grandchildren have yet found similarly lucrative jobs or educational institutions).
Moreover, they are simply physically unable, due to their age, to keep up with the events happening in the world (there is not a single person there who is even younger than 50 years old).

[Murmur 55]

Housing and communal services Can you give examples of when young people came to power and showed REAL RESULTS over the last 40 years??? I would like to clarify, specifically a team of young people.

[Leshy1975]

Quote: Murmur 55

Housing and communal services Can you give examples of when young people came to power and showed REAL RESULTS over the last 40 years???

If the example is not necessarily from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, then here is the first thing that came to mind - the US Secretary of Defense since 2025, Pete Hegseth, was born on June 6, 1980.

[Murmur 55]

Leshy1975 Who appointed him and how old are his team members? We were talking specifically about young teams, and 45 is definitely not a young man.

[Leshy1975]

Quote: Murmur 55

Leshy1975 Who appointed him and how old are his team members? We were talking specifically about young teams, and 45 is definitely not a young man.

Yes, I didn't read the comment carefully; you can't say that about an entire team right off the bat, even if such an example exists (which I'm not sure about). But 45 is quite young for that level...

[Murmur 55]

Leshy1975, young people are between 25 and 40, the youth, and then middle age. Young people only show results when paired with experienced leaders, and that's a fact. Behind every successful young person, there's a "mentor" or curator somewhere in the shadows. If not, you get Baerbock with her "knowledge" and other Lisa Trass, Tsipras, and Macron (also relatively young).

[Yuliy]

This is not our faggot (hegset)...and what about our young people in power?

[Terenin]

Quote: Murmur 55

Housing and communal services Can you give examples of when young people came to power and showed REAL RESULTS over the last 40 years??? I would like to clarify, specifically a team of young people.

Kinder Surprise, Chubais and company, the Shakhrai, those other weirdos who wrote 500 days... they did a hell of a lot of damage in their time!

[Murmur 55]

Terenin , and don’t say SUCH RESULTS were achieved by the young reformers, and most importantly, the TEAM was intact.

[Alex777]

I have a classmate in Sarov, in a serious position.
He's been working there his whole life, after being assigned. Orders
and titles, everything is there. He says that Kiriyenko's appointment is
saved the industry. If it weren't for Kiriyenko, there wouldn't have been
and Rosatom.

[Terenin]

Quote: Alex777

I have a classmate in Sarov, in a serious position.
He's been working there his whole life, after being assigned. Orders
and titles, everything is there. He says that Kiriyenko's appointment is
saved the industry. If it weren't for Kiriyenko, there wouldn't have been
and Rosatom.

I don't argue. We're discussing issues of power, and this is the period of S.V. Kiriyenko, Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation from April 24 to August 24, 1998. He became the youngest head of government in the history of the Russian Federation, at 35 years old. And from May 18, 2000 to November 14, 2005, he was Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Volga Federal District.

From November 15, 2005 to December 12, 2007, he served as head of the Federal Atomic Energy Agency (Rosatom). During this period, the agency began the process of establishing a state corporation of the same name.

[Alex777]

Quote: Terenin

He became the youngest head of government in the history of the Russian Federation – at 35 years old.

So it was a setup. The default had to be pinned on someone.
So they pinned it on Kiriyenko. For the sake of Chernomyrdin's reputation.
Many in his place would have broken down after such a resignation. But
Kiriyenko managed to cope. He left the Union of Right Forces for Rosatom at the right time.
He showed his best side there. And he's still very useful...

[Terenin]

Quote: Alex777

He left the Union of Right Forces for Rosatom at the right time.
He showed his best side there. And he's still very useful...

Well, God willing!...

[newtc7]

There are countless examples of the elderly team screwing up. Young examples are few and far between, as the old guys are unwilling to give up power and remain in their chairs until the very end. A great example is the rector of Moscow State University—86 years old. A grandfather, a great-grandfather—wouldn't be running Moscow State University; he'd be sitting with his great-grandchildren and tending his garden. No, he won't leave until they carry him out feet first.

[Murmur 55]

newtc7 I already know more than one of these examples, or did you think I was rooting for the elderly? I simply asked for an example of the success of young leaders and young teams. And again, what should we invest in young people? How many years does that mean?! In my opinion, it's between 25 and 40.

[Saturn VII]

I simply asked to give an example of the success of young leaders

If you consider success to be the ability to fend off American democracy, you definitely know one. He took over as the country's leader at 34. And by 40, he was already groping Trump.

[MBRSS]

Quote: Murmur 55

And again, what should we invest in young people? How many years is that?! In my understanding, it's between 25 and 40.

Lenin and his team, Castro and his team. And practically all the leaders of communist and anti-colonialist movements. Or do you consider them unsuccessful?
And why precisely in the last 40 years, a period of general political stagnation and the triumph of counterrevolution, after the collapse of the USSR and the socialist bloc? Isn't it because conservatives have come to power worldwide, thriving on moneybags and dreaming of living to 120, and then, perhaps, moving into computers to live forever? No, they won't let young people take the helm until they're dead themselves. Well, unless those young people are their direct heirs. And even then, reluctantly.

(Over the last 40 years... You have a clever approach :)) in terms of the way you pose the question.)

[Murmur 55]

MBRSS There's no trickery involved. The last forty or fifty years are irrelevant; if that's the case, we could roll back to the time of Alexander the Great. And what about our youth now?! They're right to sit behind the elders and keep a low profile, biding their time. But if they're smart and ambitious and want good and prosperity for their countries, why don't they come to power through accessible and legal means? Those paths are too difficult and too long.

[alexoff]

So they bully the young and energetic as much as they can, only the right ones, from the right parents. The new head of Roscosmos is an economist, 40 years old. And before that, he held many important positions. But what's the point? Well, except for him.

[MBRSS]

Murmur 55, Kim Jong-un!
What does the team's age have to do with it? A young leader can rely on the wisdom of his older teammates.
Lukashenko also came to power relatively young.
Given the sanctions and Belarus's general scarcity of natural resources, I consider it a very successful project!

[Murmur 55]

MBRShB, that's exactly what I wrote about, that a young person should always have either a mentor or a "regent" behind them. So that the young person doesn't mess things up in a "fit of passion."

[Starover_Z]

Quote: ZhEK-Vodogrey

Moreover, they are simply physically unable, due to their age, to keep up with the events happening in the world (there is not a single person there who is even younger than 50 years old).

We already had one youngish guy, 54 years old when he took up his post, "marked," but unfortunately not shot. Want more like him?!

[Kravets Vyacheslav]

So he's right? You confirmed his words yourself, didn't you notice? Or does 54 mean "under 50"?

Do you want more like this?!

Like it or not, there was someone after him who became president at 48. I wish I could remember his name...

[Starover_Z]

Quote: Kravets Vyacheslav

Like it or not, there was one who became president at 48. I wish I could remember his name...

I remembered one who became president at less than 43 years old and under whom Georgia got beat up.

[Kravets Vyacheslav]

I didn't know you were from Georgia, I just thought that since you mentioned Gorbachev and wrote, "in our country," you were talking about Russia, but that's how it turns out.
In general, I advise you to think about what you write about next time. You talk about the bad Gorbachev, who is "young", and therefore bad, and the fact that after him there was Putin, even younger when he took office, and by the same logic it follows that he is bad (he is young, after all!), you don’t mention it. Instead, you have to mention Saakashvili, who has nothing to do with Russia.

[Starover_Z]

Quote: Kravets Vyacheslav

I didn't know you were from Georgia.

How did you know I was from Georgia? No, I'm not. The funny thing is, I couldn't think of anything about the current one. But now I realize you're talking about him. I don't want to write anything about the "marked one" here—the moderators will ban me.

[The popuas]

Here, all the young and daring are immediately "disposed of"... If you remember the "Russian Spring"... they all died... ..

[newtc7]

That's right, testosterone levels and cognitive abilities are already so low that they can't start a new song other than the same one.

[Sergey Kondratyev]

Are you worried that our Foreign Ministry is staffed by professionals who have been through thick and thin?
Let's take the stupid teenagers from the EU foreign ministries?

[Murmur 55]

Sergey Kondratyev, look at AnnaLena's career, it's a dream, and Lisa Truss is no exception.

[Sergey Kondratyev]

We can also recall the young team, the young Minister Kozyrev. He was 39 years old at the time of his appointment. Who is better, the young Kozyrev or the old Lavrov?

[alexoff]

What a mess, old good-for-nothings and young pests, the question is - can we see them all, these ones are kind of creepy?

[Sergey Kondratyev]

Where did you see this ambush? Professionals should be on duty, not age-censored idiots. Should armchair experts be watching everyone?

[newtc7]

The old farts sitting there don't care about anything anymore—firstly, they're from the Stone Age and completely incapable of keeping up with modern trends. And thirdly, the EU countries clearly have more effective foreign ministries than ours, to say nothing of the Americans.
Why are all your "youngsters" so stupid, I wonder? No one talks about 20-year-olds—let them learn—but 35-65 is the ideal age to manage anything, whether it's the mid-level department or anything else: they have high energy levels, experience, and an understanding of how the modern world works. And this isn't the Brezhnev era, when their brains were formed.

[Sergey Kondratyev]

There are professionals sitting there who need everything, who work professionally. Secondly, these are people who have been through thick and thin. They have contacts and experience, because everything has been worked out over many years. And thirdly, where did you see professionals in the EU? I.e., in the US? The whole world laughs at them, they spout such hysterical nonsense, they lead their countries to war, they have ruined relations with all their neighbors and with the entire world. Where is their professionalism?
I wasn't talking about everyone. I cited the example of young Kozyrev, who sold out the country, and the EU clowns who brought their countries to the brink of war and fell out with all their neighbors.
Professionals should be in charge, not age-based. You can't become a good diplomat at 35. A diplomat is, above all, experience. Where does a 35-year-old diplomat get his experience? Most of our Foreign Ministry employees are under 65. What's your complaint? About reading out a fake list from the Labor Code?
What was the Brezhnev era like? The Brezhnev era was the country's heyday. The Gorbachev era, the era of the young, was the collapse of the USSR.

[newtc7]

Kozyrev, Chubais, and the rest are not the right examples in this regard. They were appointed to sell out the country, to hand everything over to the West—and it must be said they accomplished their task brilliantly. After all, no one appointed them to preserve the USSR or strengthen Russia.
The Brezhnev era is a very long time ago, and whether it was in its heyday or its decline is completely irrelevant; the world has changed. I understand you're a representative of that era? So the truth is, giving someone a brilliant diploma from the time of Peter the Great to someone aged 65-70 is unlikely to be adequate in today's reality. This is evident in everything the Foreign Ministry does. The Foreign Ministry today is primarily an information war, which our people simply can't compete in. Professionals are required to work according to age restrictions. Did you know that this is stipulated in our laws? That senior government positions cannot be held after 70, and every year, those over 70 receive a special presidential decree extending their tenure for a year or several years (I can't remember exactly).
A 70-year-old professional may be a professional, but he won't be able to compete in the same job with a 40-year-old who is also battered by life and has, albeit less, experience. You can't change biology; it's an objective thing.

[Sergey Kondratyev]

Why aren't they correct? Everyone is appointed for a purpose. And who appointed them and set their goals? How did such people get into power and positions? Because the old guys needed to be removed and "young and strong" people installed. They removed the professionals and installed young people who turned out to be unsuitable for the job.
And the USSR was destroyed by the perestroika people, who removed the professionals from the Brezhnev era because they were too old and installed young people, simply because they were young.
You don't care about the Brezhnev era, but I do. It's an example of when professionals were in power, but they were removed because of their age, and replaced by people based not on their professional qualities, but also on their age. And that's what these young, immature people did.
The truth is, a professional should handle the job, no matter their age. The truth is, a good diplomat only develops with experience, i.e., with age. Replacing a professional with a young one is a recipe for degradation and collapse.
Our Foreign Ministry is doing a brilliant job. I don't know what it can't do. In the first months of the war, the West unleashed a massive wave of disinformation against us, imposed sanctions that the world was expected to join, and Russia was expected to find itself in an economic and political blockade. Our Foreign Ministry performed magnificently. Western propaganda failed to influence the world. No one joined our blockade except Western countries. Not even NATO member Turkey. The world sided with us. The Western blockade was broken. And you don't want to see this brilliant work of our Foreign Ministry.

[newtc7]

Are you seriously suggesting that the USSR collapsed simply because a young team was installed, while the government's leaders would have surely handled the situation? Then I won't argue further; there's no point, but in my opinion, there were much deeper processes at play.
Regarding sanctions and so on, I suspect it's not because our Foreign Ministry is super-effective, but because the rest of the world is so fed up with Westerners that anyone who challenges them will be popular. I've traveled and continue to travel the world, talking to people, and Russia is a popular country (even in Europe, with the one exception being the CIS, where Russia is an enemy) and it's popular specifically among anti-globalists and those who want to see the West collapse as a whole.

[Sergey Kondratyev]

And then I decided to check your list:
Titov, died in 2024.
First Deputy Butin - 60 years old.
Bogdanov has been retired since 2025.
Vyazalov retired in 2024. He was replaced by Ostrovsky, who is 49 years old.
Now Alimov is 55 years old, Lyubinsky is 55 years old
Are we copying unverified information from the Transport Company?

[Naum_2]

Many older adults (60-74) retain the ability to experience novelty, although this depends on individual health, lifestyle, education, and cognitive state. "Research shows that brain plasticity is preserved, and learning new things is possible, but With age, information processing may slow down and difficulties in adapting to radically new technologies."

[Comrade Kim]

What Lavrov? Kalantaryan!
Whose granddaughters have Israeli Teudat Zehut?

[guest]

Quote: ZhEK-Vodogrey

Moreover, they are simply physically unable, due to their age, to keep up with the events happening in the world (there is not a single person there who is even younger than 50 years old).

Trump will soon be 80, and as we can see, age has nothing to do with it.

[Yuliy]

You're wrong to do that - that's how Soviet people do things... but if you put in a young Chubais, it'll be a disaster.

[K-50]

George W. Bush overthrew Saddam Hussein in Iraq and the Taliban regime in Afghanistan with relative ease. Barack Obama also easily removed Muammar Gaddafi from power in Libya. Years later, we know of the failure of these interventions. Only time will tell if things will be different in Venezuela.

Why would there be an exception?

[ZhEK-Vodogrey]

I saw the name of a certain ministry in one thread.
Ministry of Impotents and Degenerates.
I can't figure out what it is exactly.....

[Ivan Ivanov_36]

Our people understand that they won't defend themselves or the country. Security in the country has failed. Therefore, they won't do anything. There has never even been a response.

[foxes]

Moreover, they intended to increase the number of potential saboteurs by bringing in even more migrants.

[bar]

After Donald Trump forcibly overthrew the ruler of a sovereign country, Vladimir Putin's Russia may feel more confident to act directly against Volodymyr Zelensky.

It might not be bad. But we're not like that...

[severok1979]

Once again, we saw not the result of a “one-day war,” but the result of a systematic 20-year US struggle against the Chavistas, starting with the first threats against Chavez.

[Stalingrad2010]

There were many precedents for overthrowing leaders before Maduro. Some successful, some not so successful. Here, the author discovered America. As for Zelensky, the threat to him comes from his own people, those who want to take over the thieves' trough, but not from us. We didn't touch Saakashvili either in his time, although he should have been tried for the murders of civilians and peacekeepers.

[indeveral]

This is precisely because for the Russian elite, he was not an enemy.

[Krivotykin]

Trump has already directly hinted to some people how to conduct Operation Catch the Addict.

[asterisk200]

Seriously, have you twisted this idea so much? Do you think Trump is sending weapons and intelligence to Ukraine and secretly dreams of catching Zelensky? Zelensky is running around the world; if they could/wanted to, they would have caught him somewhere long ago.

[Saturn VII]

Do you think Trump is sending weapons and intelligence to Ukraine and secretly dreams of catching Zelensky?

And why not? Weapons and intelligence aren't free. And the junkie's money is clearly under American surveillance. If the junkie gets killed, his money will go to Trump. Of course, there's also the land contract. So Trump is just sitting there, comparing the debits and credits. As soon as land becomes significantly scarcer, the greenback could suddenly become unprofitable, alive and kicking. And who exactly kills him is irrelevant. Trump himself doesn't need to bother here. He'll tell Netanyahu to tell Putin that he forgives his word and that he can do with the greenbacks as he pleases.

[RUS55]

We still have a red pencil (marker) that hasn't worn down yet, so we'll draw lines there.

[Ivan№One]

You can count anything
The question is, can you do it?

[phrases]

Russia will count. On the abacus. It'll take a long time, there's no rush. The resources are there, the deals are going smoothly, the partners are a sight to behold.

[pexotinec]

To hell with Zelena, at least they've nailed half the GUR and the SBU with those same Anglo-Saxons. The Englishwoman is in Kyiv, so the strikes are few and far between. All we hear is the pigs, a terrorist attack here and there. And what's become very alarming is that we can't respond. Only with daily strikes. But somehow the effect of these strikes is weak.

[Saturn VII]

To hell with Zelya, at least they've nailed half the GUR and the SBU along with those same Anglo-Saxons. The Englishwoman is in Kyiv, so the blows are thin.

Can you imagine what will happen to the tens of thousands of relatives of the "Kremlin" who study and live in England if the English themselves suddenly start dying too often in Ukraine?

[murtadaz]

Well, our guys should have done the same back in 2022, when the troops were stationed near Kiev. They would have arrested two or three scumbags, and who knows, maybe it would have all been over long ago...

[Godmother]

The Russians really have no idea why the West ruled the world for 500 years - go figure!

[Dinic]

It won't count. Because it's guided by different principles. The SVO will continue.

[Ture-Dog]

Shmygozaur should have been eliminated at the beginning of the SVO, and not have been involved in deals with him in Istanbul, etc.

[al3x]

You can only think like that on your couch (while you still can). The Kremlin has its own atmosphere.

[north 2]

It might be pure fantasy, but perhaps the US has decided to inspire courage in Russia by reminding them that the US will once again demonstrate, this time with Venezuela, that if you, Russia, don't follow our example in Ukraine, what other help do you need? Just keep repeating it, otherwise...

[Valery]

The Kremlin operates according to Griboyedov: "What will this or that dear partner say?"
Soon they'll bring in another batch of red pencils and markers and everything will be, as they say, a piece of cake.

[Ture-Dog]

Trump, unlike some, is acting in accordance with the precepts of the great Lenin: "War must be waged for real, or not at all. There can be no middle ground."

(V. I. Lenin. "On Business Soil". Complete Collected Works. - 5th ed. - Moscow: Politizdat, 1974. - Vol. 35. October 1917 - March 1918. - Pp. 408-409.
Published: Pravda No. 38, March 1 (February 10), 1918.

[Salimi from Iran]

Or russia itself?if you know what i mean...

[Ture-Dog]

Remember once and for all, the word Russia is written with a CAPITAL letter, this is important!

[Salimi from Iran]

No i didnt mean Russia because trump will never invade Russian federation for its resources, its ridiculous especially nato will never cooperate
I was just thinking about an unknown country

[Ture-Dog]

Well done! I'm not very good at English and I don't understand what you wrote, but the fact that you started writing "Russia" with a capital "R" after my comment is commendable, keep it up.☝️

[iomoe]

It's impossible to kidnap Zelya like that, no matter how hard you try. Maybe just kill her if you're really lucky, but that would be rude, and without a trial it would look really bad.

[guest]

Quote: iomoe

but this is rude, and without a trial it will look really bad.

Things will be even worse with the court, since we have a moratorium.

[Normal]

China has washed its face. For now. We'll see.

[Admiral Bezobrazov]

Russia also pumped billions of dollars into the Venezuelan oil industry through Rosneft - where are they now?

[Comrade Kim]

Why retell it? RBC was broadcasting Trump's press conference live. A nasal translator translated the journalists' questions and Trump's answers "on the fly."
There was also a question about Putin. Trump, as is his custom, called him a bad man. He said 27,000 young people die every month, enough bloodshed, etc., etc. And on "our" Kagal TV, they continue to sing Trump's praises. In the end, he said he would answer one good question and not the bad one. He was asked a good one. He answered, watch for yourself, on RBC, so there are no distortions in the interpretation. P.S. Trump mentioned that the capture of Maduro (the assault itself) took 47 seconds. He was watching the live broadcast from the helmet cams of the Delta forces. There is only one conclusion. The US will no longer go head-on (like the first and second companies in Iraq). It's easier to buy off those close to him, blackmail and threaten them into betraying the Motherland and the Leader of the Nation. Utkin's raid showed (flight radar doesn't lie) who ran where. And if we recall the flight of deputy prime ministers to Israel in 2022, it's terrifying to imagine the reaction of an official whose children are constantly in Dubai and the southern coast of France, if...

[indeveral]

And who in Russia thinks it's okay to act like the US? Putin, or his team? They're most afraid of being treated the same way.

[Sergey Tkach]

"What is permitted to Jupiter is not permitted to the bull" (c)

[Volunteer Marek]

Russia might consider it, but as for the leadership, that's doubtful.

[Igor Belobrov]

We're too weak. Our intelligence agencies are failing. Squeezing something out of the woodwork, that's all right. But risking our lives, straining our brains, showing initiative—that's not our thing.

[Mamkin Batya]

Because - Dobryaki! Not to be confused with another word starting with the letter K.

[Moneron]

Why is everyone so upset?... Expressed deep concern? Expressed it... Will they protest at the UN?... They will. What else do you want? For them to start butting heads with the Americans over Venezuela? They're not stealing ours from the Kremlin yet...

[mr wolf]

Quote from C-Real

No, Putin promised Naftali Bennett not to kill the main Jew in Kyiv.

So, no need to kill... Especially since one very important citizen advised me: don't kill. Just when he gets into his bunker, seal all the entrances and exits with hazel... And let him live there.

[Godmother]

The US today announced that this methjod will be used again and can be used against any country.

It looks like Iran and Russia could be next.

The attack on Novgorod clearly indicated that the US has all the intel it needs, to snatch Russia's president- we will see who's really next.

One they will not get is the Kims- superior intelligence, hardness and survival instinct.
They were the only ones to create their own nuclear shield - very forward looking!

[Sotskiy]

Russia will consider that if the US can deal with Maduro, why can't it deal with Zelensky?

Because the Russian Federation is not the USSR, the authorities in the USSR were not appointed by the USA, but in the Russian Federation...

[RondelR]

The problem is that Russia technically can't do this. They could have done it long ago.

[Driller]

Quote: KCA

Why did we have to ask if we came out in defense of the republics accepted into Russia, we didn’t invade Poland or the Baltics, although we should have

That's our view, but from an outside perspective, it's a complete invasion. So we consider Trump an aggressor, regardless of his interpretation.

[Neo-9947]

In short.
We just have to take our hats off to the Americans.
The operation, as of today's information, was carried out with precision and genius.

Although we all know that they are “stupid” and their education is not fit to hold a candle to ours.

Their analysts planned everything and created a green corridor for the Green Berets...

Forgive me, Lord, we have four years of bloody battles in the same situation.

[Ross xnumx]

Quote: Neo-9947

In short.
We just have to take our hats off to the Americans.

We've been kneeling before the Americans for over thirty years (we've been standing there since the GMS set us up). Are you talking about some kind of nonsense...
The hat is everything...

[From_the_wild_forest_a_wild_creature]

…Russia may now ask itself: If Americans have the right to overthrow one leader, then why don’t we have the right to overthrow another…

So if she asks herself this question, will she be able to overthrow someone? Or at least finish them off by the end of the fourth year of the war?

[log]

It looks like spheres of influence have been divided up in Anchorage after all. I'm sure the Russian media will hush up the Venezuela issue!

[the same doctor]

What's the fuss about? It's already done, and there's no point in throwing punches after a fight. Zelensky and his top brass should be bombed out of existence while they're at it... But our guys won't do that either.

[Ross xnumx]

Globo: Russia will consider that if the US can deal with Maduro, why can't it deal with Zelensky?

There is nothing and no one to count in Russia - only extras remain...

[snow mountain]

If Americans have the right to overthrow one leader, then why don't we have the right to overthrow another - the one we don't like?

Quite a reasonable question!

[the same doctor]

Nicolás Maduro accepted many of the conditions put forward by Washington, including the condition of combating drug trafficking.
.
We all understand perfectly well that his fine words about cooperation amounted to a surrender of positions and a betrayal of the country's interests. In doing so, he demoralized his own army and surrendered the country without a fight. To put it bluntly: "Why freeze on guard duty and die in battle if the boss will sell everything anyway?!"

You can’t sell out your country for your own selfish interests and rely on the patriotism of the people.

[the same doctor]

The deed is already done, and there's no use waving your fists after the fight. Zelensky and his top brass should be bombed out of existence while they're at it... But our guys won't do that either...

[Lyuba1965_01]

Well done Trump.
He didn't give a damn that Russia would supposedly help Venezuela if necessary.
He calculated precisely that Russia is so indecisive (to put it mildly) that even if you destroy it yourself, it will still keep droning on about more red lines and more concerns.

[Yuliy]

What if Trump gets kidnapped?why who needs him? :)

[Rom8681]

Quote: the most important

They only talk to the strong.
That's right! And so the path is open to us in the Baltics, Moldova, and so on down the list. It's just a shame that no one there wants to restore the mighty USSR...

It would take 4 years to reach the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, but it would take 100 years to reach the Baltics and Moldova.

[Felix]

I don't understand the point of capturing Maduro... There's no country in the world where all power is vested in a single person; the team always rules, which means there's a 90% chance Venezuela will continue on its current course. But I hope he learns his lesson. And Maduro... who knows how many bus drivers there are in Latin America?