Nor was Putin about to accept the continued slaughter of Russian speakers in the Donbas after Kiev launched a stepped-up shelling and bombing campaign on these beleaguered areas one week before the February 24, 2022 invasion.
American media reported that a B-1 Lancer bomber had flown near Venezuelan airspace, seen as a prelude to such an invasion. However, analysts agree that the operation is highly unlikely to happen for several compelling reasons.
On Monday, Russia ratified a strategic partnership treaty with Venezuela that was signed in May. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said this week that Moscow ’supports Venezuela’s defense of its national sovereignty’ and will help it ’overcome any threats, regardless of where they come from.’
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