Russia: ‘We Are Very Concerned About What the US Is Doing Around Venezuelan Waters'

Russia is deeply concerned about what the US is doing around Venezuelan waters, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a press conference on Saturday.

“We are certainly very alarmed by what the US has organized now in what are currently international waters, but near Venezuelan territorial waters,” Lavrov said. The foreign minister specified that he spoke with his Venezuelan counterpart, Yván Gil, about the matter the previous day.

“The situation is truly serious, because there are significant armed and naval forces there, including a nuclear submarine, and there are direct threats of military intervention to destroy ‘drug cartels’ and wage war on drug trafficking in general,” Lavrov said in reference to the new euphemisms used by the White House to legitimize a military action aiming at regime change in Venezuela.

Lavrov revealed, without naming specific individuals, that he had been told that the United States and Panama are pushing a Security Council resolution to combat banditry in Haiti. According to him, they are seeking approval for the creation of a group that could use unlimited force against gangs.

“If we compare these two processes … I don’t rule out the possibility that some creative people will come up with a UN Security Council mandate and then claim that Haitian bandits are hiding in Venezuela,” Lavrov suggested.

“We stand in solidarity with the people and government of Venezuela,” he concluded.

The attacks are countless
In August, the US deployed a large military contingent to the Caribbean, under the pretext of the fight against narcotics and with direct accusations against Venezuela.

However, the Venezuelan government has questioned the true reason for the operations, as the Caribbean is not the main route used by drug traffickers to send drugs to the US.

Furthermore, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has repeatedly denied Washington’s accusations. He maintains that his country is the victim of “a multifaceted war” orchestrated by the US in the interest of bringing about “regime change.”

Venezuela’s Foreign Minister at UN General Assembly: We Have Suffered Countless US Attacks

However, the North American country continues with its threats.

US President Donald Trump assured the UN on Tuesday that his country has “no choice” but to eliminate the alleged organizations it has designated as “terrorists” through bombings in the Caribbean. “To every terrorist thug smuggling poisonous drugs into the United States of America, please be warned: We will blow you out of existence. That’s what we’re doing. We have no choice,” he said.

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil spoke before the United Nations General Assembly on Friday and condemned the “countless attacks” by the US against his nation.

(RT)

Translation: Orinoco Tribune

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