{"id":1355631,"date":"2022-03-02T17:52:53","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T22:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1355631"},"modified":"2022-03-02T17:52:57","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T22:52:57","slug":"venezuelas-nicolas-maduro-expresses-strong-support-for-russia-in-call-with-putin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/venezuelas-nicolas-maduro-expresses-strong-support-for-russia-in-call-with-putin\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezuela&#039;s Nicolas Maduro Expresses &#039;Strong Support&#039; for Russia in Call with Putin"},"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\">24<\/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-nicolas-maduro-expresses-strong-support-for-russia-in-call-with-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=1355631&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/venezuela-nicolas-maduro-russia-vladimir-putin-meet-file1218-getty.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\"><span>Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday held a phone call to plan strategy with Venezuelan dictator Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, one of Putin\u2019s few outspoken supporters during Russia\u2019s attack on Ukraine. The Kremlin <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/putin-maduro-discussed-increasing-partnership-between-russia-venezuela-ifx-2022-03-01\/\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> Maduro expressed \u201cstrong support\u201d for Russia\u2019s war effort during the call.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to the Kremlin readout of the call, Maduro also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20220301-russia-receives-venezuela-s-strong-support\"><span>denounced<\/span><\/a><span> the \u201cdestabilizing actions of the United States and NATO\u201d and claimed the Western world is using \u201clies and disinformation\u201d to undermine Russia.<\/span><\/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><span>Putin, in turn, reassured Maduro that Russia only invaded Ukraine to \u201cprotect the civilian population\u201d in the separatist Donbas region, secure Ukrainian recognition of Russia\u2019s 2014 annexation of Crimea, and ensure Ukraine has a \u201cneutral and non-nuclear\u201d stance toward Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Maduro bizarrely commemorated the call by posting a chummy photo of himself with Putin and claimed the two dictators are \u201cin favor of understanding and dialogue as a way to preserve peace\u201d:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Sostuve una conversaci\u00f3n telef\u00f3nica con el presidente, Vladimir Putin, le ratifiqu\u00e9 la condena de Venezuela a las acciones desestabilizadoras de la <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OTAN?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OTAN<\/a>. Reiter\u00e9 la firme disposici\u00f3n en favor del entendimiento y el di\u00e1logo, como v\u00eda para la preservaci\u00f3n de la Paz. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nTJW5o3jL6\">pic.twitter.com\/nTJW5o3jL6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Maduro (@NicolasMaduro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NicolasMaduro\/status\/1498754249907441667?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>The Maduro regime has been blaming the U.S. and NATO for launching the war in Ukraine ever since the first Russian tanks rolled across the border. Last Thursday, the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/venezuela-blames-us-nato-ukraine-conflict-2022-02-25\/\"><span>accused<\/span><\/a><span> the West of forcing Putin\u2019s hand by violating the Minsk agreement, the 2014 roadmap for resolving the separatist crisis in eastern Ukraine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela expresses its worry over the worsening of the crisis in Ukraine, and laments the mockery and violation of the Minsk accords on the part of NATO, encouraged by the United States of America,\u201d the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe derailment of these accords has violated international law and created strong threats against the Russian Federation, its territorial integrity and sovereignty, as well as impeded good relations between neighboring countries,\u201d the ministry claimed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2022\/02\/25\/russia-ukraine-war-latin-america-maduro-bolsonaro-fernandez-amlo\/\"><i><span>Foreign Policy<\/span><\/i><\/a> <span>noted last week that Russia\u2019s long ties with Latin America are keeping much of the region uneasily silent on the Ukraine invasion, with a few calls for ending hostilities but little enthusiasm for joining the worldwide alliance against Russian aggression.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For Venezuela and Putin\u2019s other noxious autocratic allies in Nicaragua and Cuba, the Ukraine crisis could present an opportunity to squeeze concessions out of the United States in exchange for diplomatic support, while tension in the global energy marketplace will make Venezuela\u2019s oil more valuable, blunting the pressure of U.S. sanctions against Maduro.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cRising oil prices may benefit Maduro, but their otherwise adverse effects will be felt across Latin America, likely boosting inflation levels that are already among the highest experienced by any world region,\u201d <\/span><i><span>Foreign Policy <\/span><\/i><span>concluded \u2013 laying out a scenario that might not be all that bad for Maduro overall, as it puts a little more money in his kleptocratic pockets while weakening the economies of rival and competitor nations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Along those lines, the Ukraine crisis could exacerbate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/news\/politics\/2022\/02\/25\/russias-aggression-against-ukraine-comes-amid-colombia-venezuela-tensions\/\"><span>tensions<\/span><\/a><span> between Venezuela and Colombia, which has been cultivating ties with the U.S. and NATO, and immediately condemned the Russian invasion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csis.org\/analysis\/what-does-russias-war-ukraine-mean-latin-america-and-caribbean\"><span>Center for Strategic and International Studies<\/span><\/a><span> (CSIS) on Tuesday suggested Latin America could serve Russia as a means of eluding international sanctions via black markets, a potentially profitable arrangement for Venezuela and other regional powers \u2013 but the conflict in Ukraine could also spell political trouble for Latin American despots by providing an inspiring example of \u201cstiff resistance and heroic efforts\u201d against authoritarian power.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That could explain why Russian propaganda is playing on full blast across Central and South America, with \u201crobust\u201d exposure through Spanish-language media, and enough social media juice to get a few \u201cabolish NATO\u201d hashtags trending.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday held a phone call to plan strategy with Venezuelan dictator Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, one of Putin\u2019s few outspoken supporters during Russia\u2019s attack on Ukraine. 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