{"id":1333028,"date":"2022-02-23T14:53:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T19:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1333028"},"modified":"2022-02-23T14:53:49","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T19:53:49","slug":"venezuelas-maduro-rants-about-alleged-fascist-coup-in-ukraine-complete-backing-for-putin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/venezuelas-maduro-rants-about-alleged-fascist-coup-in-ukraine-complete-backing-for-putin\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezuela&#039;s Maduro Rants About Alleged &#039;Fascist Coup&#039; in Ukraine: &#039;Complete Backing for Putin&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvenezuelas-maduro-rants-about-alleged-fascist-coup-in-ukraine-complete-backing-for-putin%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1333028&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicol\u00e1s Maduro paid back years of support to Russian strongman Vladimir Putin in a televised diatribe Tuesday night accusing Ukrainian leaders of being \u201cfascists\u201d and declaring his regime\u2019s \u201ccomplete backing\u201d of Putin\u2019s ongoing military invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Putin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2022\/02\/21\/ukraine-completely-created-russia-putin-recognizes-sovereignty-pro-russian-separatists\/\">announced<\/a> in a speech on Monday that he would recognize two separatist gangs in eastern Ukraine as the \u201csovereign\u201d countries of Donetsk and Luhansk, the two regions that make up the greater Donbas of eastern Ukraine. Putin invaded Donbas in 2014 \u2013 the same year he invaded and colonized Ukraine\u2019s Crimean peninsula \u2013 but had for years offered only weapons aid and covert support, denying any involvement in the region. On Monday, Putin claimed the newly identified countries had requested Russian military assistance and approved a formal Russian military presence in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>While supporters of Putin\u2019s aggression on both sides of the political spectrum claim that Russia\u2019s actions in Ukraine are a response to alleged legitimate \u201csecurity concerns\u201d over NATO\u2019s expansion, Putin made clear in his speech that he did not believe Ukraine was a real country, asserting, \u201cUkraine has never had stable traditions of their own statehood\u201d and declaring Vladimir Lenin the \u201carchitect\u201d of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Maduro joins fellow Russian client <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2022\/02\/22\/syrias-assad-ready-to-recognize-russian-separatist-states-in-ukraine\/\">Bashar al-Assad<\/a>, who remains Syria\u2019s dictator after heavy Russian involvement in the civil war that began there in 2011, in supporting Putin\u2019s belligerence towards his neighbor to the west.<\/p>\n<p>Maduro justified his support with a convoluted argument that the government of current President Volodymyr Zelensky, who he did not name, was the result of an unspecified \u201ccoup.\u201d In reality, Zelensky, a professional comedian with no prior political experience, defeated incumbent \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/magazine\/story\/2014\/05\/the-chocolate-king-who-would-be-president-106998\/\">Chocolate King<\/a>\u201d Petro Poroshenko in a free and fair election in 2019.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe extremist right that has taken over the governments of Ukraine has never been interested in resolving conflicts via dialogue, has never been interested in peace, has never been interested in respecting Russia,\u201d Maduro <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtv.gob.ve\/venezuela-rechaza-planes-agresion-militar-atentar-rusia\/\">railed<\/a>\u00a0at a televised event the state propaganda outlet VTV described as a \u201cworking meeting\u201d on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cVenezuela anuncia su respaldo al Presidente Vlad\u00edmir Putin en la defensa de la paz y su pueblo\u201d, as\u00ed lo destac\u00f3 el Jefe de Estado <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NicolasMaduro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NicolasMaduro<\/a> ante el ataque de EE.UU. junto a Ucrania para cercar a Rusia <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FWQfjT9rUO\">pic.twitter.com\/FWQfjT9rUO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Julio Riob\u00f3 VTV (@JRioboVTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JRioboVTV\/status\/1496265282771378182?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThere have been several times that President Putin\u00a0has attempted direct dialogue with the governors of Ukraine to establish a base of understanding and conflict resolution,\u201d Maduro alleged, \u201cbut the fascist elite that executed a coup d\u2019etat in Ukraine and the groups who have taken power in Ukraine on different occasions have stayed away from diplomacy, from respect, from dialogue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maduro did not clarify who the \u201cfascist elite\u201d who delivered the \u201ccoup\u201d were or what events he was talking about. He did not mention Zelensky in his remarks. Maduro appeared to be, however, referring to the Maidan protests in 2014, a grassroots protest effort by the Ukrainian people to oust pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/national-security\/2017\/08\/18\/venezuelan-protesting-violinist-beaten-burned-forced-watch-rape-soldiers-prison\/\">Like Maduro<\/a>, Yanukovych responded to the protests with brutal violence, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rferl.org\/a\/ukraine-maidan-justice-victims-amnesty-fifth-anniversary\/29779358.html\">killing<\/a> over 100 Ukrainians and injuring thousands before resigning and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-29761799\">fleeing<\/a> to Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The Maidan protests resulted in the election of Poroshenko \u2014 Zelensky\u2019s election rival in 2019, not an ally.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhat does the world want,\u201d Maduro asked, \u201cfor Putin to stay with his hands crossed, to not act in defense of his people?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why Venezuela announces its complete backing to President Vladimir Putin in the defense of peace of Russia,\u201d Maduro announced, \u201cin the defense of peace in that region, in the valiant peace of his people and his fatherland. All the support for President Putin, all the support for Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Russia has supported the illegitimate Maduro regime for years and engaged in military operations in the Caribbean islands on a semi-regular basis. In 2018, Russia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/national-security\/2018\/12\/13\/russia-pulls-nuclear-bombers-from-venezuela-after-pressure-from-u-s\/\">placed<\/a> two nuclear-capable bombers, Tupolev Tu-160 models, in the country, conducting flights over the Caribbean to boast of Russia\u2019s ability to operate near the United States. Reports in Venezuelan media, citing Russian news agency Tass, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/latin-america\/2018\/12\/18\/russia-announces-military-base-in-venezuela\/\">reported<\/a> that year that Moscow was preparing to establish a military base in La Orchila, a Caribbean island belonging to Venezuela.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19985370\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Putin-and-Maduro.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19985370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Putin-and-Maduro.jpg\" alt=\"Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro shake hands during their meeting in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. (AP Photo\/Pavel Golovkin, Pool)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro shake hands during their meeting in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. (AP Photo\/Pavel Golovkin, Pool)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The next year, the Putin regime <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/latin-america\/2019\/06\/04\/russia-venezuela-military-exit-impossible-because-we-never-had-many-people-there\/\">insisted<\/a> it had no meaningful military presence in Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, following President Joe Biden suggesting in January that he would not take action if Putin engaged in a \u201cminor incursion\u201d in Ukraine, Putin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/latin-america\/2022\/01\/26\/vladimir-putin-boosting-strategic-cooperation-with-latin-america-while-joe-biden-out-for-ice-cream\/\">made<\/a> a series of phone calls to leftist leaders throughout Latin America to shore up ties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRussian President [sic] Vladimir Putin in his recent phone calls with the leaders [sic] of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela \u2013 Miguel Diaz-Canel, Daniel Ortega and Nicolas Maduro \u2013 saw eye to eye with them on boosting strategic cooperation in all fields,\u201d according to Russia\u2019s\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/politics\/1393375\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Tass<\/a>\u00a0news agency.<\/p>\n<p>Maduro ceased to be the president of Venezuela in January 2019 but maintains control of the Venezuelan armed forces and has refused to vacate Miraflores, the presidential palace, making him the de facto head of the Venezuelan state. The official, but powerless, president of Venezuela, Juan Guaid\u00f3, issued a statement on Tuesday opposing Russia\u2019s violence in Ukraine and Russia\u2019s presence in Venezuela generally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe reject the intent of using Venezuelan territory for the purposes of war,\u201d Guaid\u00f3 <a href=\"https:\/\/monitoreamos.com\/venezuela\/guaido-apoyamos-y-respaldamos-a-ucrania-en-la-busqueda-de-una-solucion-al-conflicto\">said<\/a> in a statement, \u201cOur role in this conflict continues to be recovering democracy in Venezuela and distancing ourselves from the intended invasion of Ukraine on the part of Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Frances Martel on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/francesimartel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/francesimartel\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1645618806696000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3CCIT0IfyZXJ0axgUhLn63\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/francesmartel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/francesmartel&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1645618806696000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1wKwV8ZcnPyWXjThf6jyKy\">Twitter.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicol\u00e1s Maduro paid back years of support to Russian strongman Vladimir Putin in a televised diatribe Tuesday night accusing Ukrainian leaders of being \u201cfascists\u201d and declaring his<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1333028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1333028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1333028"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1333028\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1333028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1333028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1333028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}