US marines practise shooting at targets. Photo: X/@iimefmarines.
The Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation issued a statement urging the US government not to proceed with its escalation of aggression against Venezuela and to avoid committing “a fatal mistake” that would jeopardize regional peace.
In a statement released on Thursday, December 18, the Russian Foreign Ministry added that it remains attentive to the “continuous and deliberate escalation of tension against our friend, Venezuela.”
“We hope that the Donald Trump administration will adopt a rational and pragmatic approach and will not make a fatal mistake and will refrain from continuing to slide toward a situation that threatens unpredictable consequences for the entire Western Hemisphere,” the official document stated.
Russia stated that it has “special concern” about the decisions taken by the US president regarding the total blockade of vessels entering and leaving Venezuela in order to prevent the country from trading its oil, a measure that poses “a threat to international navigation.”
In the context of the imperialist aggression faced by the Venezuelan people, Russia recalled the words of Liberator Simón Bolívar: “every people has the right to choose their own rulers, and other nations must respect that choice.”
Russia advocates for US-Venezuela dialogue
In light of the events of recent days, Russia reaffirmed its solidarity with the people of Venezuela and the government of President Nicolás Maduro.
💬 #Zakharova:
We note Washington’s deliberate escalation of tensions around Venezuela.
❗️ Russia consistently advocates the normalization of dialogue between Washington & Caracas.
🇷🇺🇻🇪 We reaffirm our solidarity with the Venezuelan people & the Government of @NicolasMaduro. pic.twitter.com/rEKeDOR6eV
— MFA Russia 🇷🇺 (@mfa_russia) December 18, 2025
It also emphasized the need to take “appropriate” steps to find solutions to existing problems and discrepancies, respecting the norms of international law.
In this regard, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that Russia calls on “all parties to exercise restraint in order to avoid an unpredictable evolution of the situation.”
Emergency UNSC meeting scheduled
The spokesperson for the Permanent Mission of Slovenia to the United Nations, Laura Miklic, announced that the emergency meeting requested by Venezuela at the UN Security Council has been scheduled for coming Tuesday, December 23.
“I confirm that the Security Council presidency has scheduled a meeting on Venezuela on Tuesday, December 23,” she said on Thursday, December 18.
The permanent representative of Venezuela to the United Nations, Samuel Moncada, had urgently requested this meeting from the presidency of the Security Council, which is held by Slovenia, following the latest declaration of a total naval blockade against Venezuela and threats of military attacks made by the US government.
(Últimas Noticias) with Orinoco Tribune content
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