OPINION: Russian missiles being deployed in Venezuela will send chills down Biden’s spine

In the context of recent reports that Moscow plans to deploy military installations and related infrastructure on the territory of Cuba and Venezuela (and this includes the deployment of nuclear and non-nuclear missiles), Caracas has reportedly declared its readiness to fully support it. in this regard, according to the Avia Pro site. Given the current situation, Russia may well take decisive action in the coming months, which would assure Venezuela that the United States and the countries it controls will not attack it, avia pro wrote.

Venezuela is ready to provide military-technical assistance to Russia in case Russian-US relations deteriorate, Russian Ambassador to Caracas Sergey Melik-Bagdasarov said on the Soloviev YouTube channel on Saturday.

The Russian Ambassador to Venezuela has said that the establishment of Russian military bases there is against its Constitution and that the United States is deeply concerned about the existence of countries near its southern borders which decide independently and which cooperate in particular militarily with Russia.

Continuing imperialist policies and US pressure on Venezuela and Russia have brought these two countries closer together, and Moscow officials have consistently supported the Venezuelan government in various international arenas, emphasizing the inalienable right of the Venezuelan people to choose their political path.

Moscow cites Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua as obvious cases where we see the American policy of using NATO allies to change legitimate governments via hybrid wars in particular.

For the Russians, on the basis of the imperialist doctrine of Monroe, Washington continues its policy of pressure on certain Latin American countries including Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua by trying to impose its standards and its way of life on them.

According to the Tass news agency, Russian Ambassador to Venezuela Sergei Malik Bagdasarov said on Sunday that establishing Russian military bases in Venezuela was impossible under that republic’s constitution. “The situation with Russian military bases is very clear,” he said on a YouTube channel. “To understand this, just look at the Venezuelan Constitution, which explicitly provides that foreign military bases should not and cannot be established in Venezuelan territory. »

“It is not surprising that American officials were so afraid of Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov’s response to the possibility of the establishment of Russian military infrastructure on Venezuelan or Cuban soil,” he said. he declared. “The greatest threat to the United States is the existence of independent states close to them (…), while they themselves give themselves the right to work with whomever they want and in no any of the areas. »

“The reality is that Americans only want to see governments that are subject to them, not governments that decide for themselves and in the interest of their people,” he said.

“Absolutely,” he also replied when asked if Caracas would be able to provide military and technical assistance to Moscow if Russian-American relations deteriorated sharply.

“From the first minutes of the hysteria, which was triggered by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Alexeyevich Ryabkov’s remarks [on the potential deployment of Russian military infrastructure in Venezuela or Cuba], in the West and in the States States, I received calls from Venezuelan politicians and cabinet members. I had meetings with them and they promised their support unequivocally and, in general, without hesitation, because they went through this and are still going through this situation with us,” the Russian ambassador stressed.

“It is this unprecedented form of pressure involving illegal restrictive measures, slander and persecution on the international scene, as well as all the means of pressure available to our Western counterparts,” the ambassador added. “Venezuelan officials face it fully today and the current situation offers the opportunity to further strengthen bilateral relations. »

He recalled that military and technical cooperation with Venezuela began in 2001 with the signing of an agreement.

“Our specialists who repair and maintain military equipment continue their work here. We are vigorously strengthening Venezuela’s defense capabilities,” Melik-Bagdasarov also said.

Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in an interview with Russia Today about the possibility of Russian military infrastructure in Venezuela or Cuba: “I don’t want to confirm anything in particular, but it is not impossible! »