appearance 100 Russian military in Venezuela caused panic among Western elites and the media. US National Security Advisor John Bolton was the loudest outraged. that very, who walked around with a notebook about a month ago, in which the number was written 5000 - that is how much American military he suggested to Donald Trump to send to Colombia in January.
Bolton is the main supporter of the overthrow of the Nicolas Maduro regime in the administration of the 45th President of the United States.
"Medicines instead of guns"
White House strategist is not satisfied, that Moscow is sending its military to this Latin American country and does not take an "example" from Washington, supplying Venezuela with "humanitarian aid". He wrote about this on his Twitter.:
"The United States Sends Food and Medicine, to help the people of Venezuela. Instead of, to send nuclear bombers and special forces, to support a corrupt dictator, Russia must cooperate with the international community and support the people of Venezuela. "
Remembering two Tu-160 bombers, sent to Caracas by Russia in December, Trump's adviser for some reason does not see humanitarian supplies at close range, which the Russian side has been sending since February. The total volume of cargo is about 300 tonnes. Unlike Russian humanitarian aid, American is not sanctioned by the UN and the Venezuelan government, and contains weapons, handed over to supporters of self-proclaimed President Juan Guaido.
Then Bolton moved on to threats and ultimatums: “The United States will not tolerate hostile foreign military powers, interfering with shared targets in the western hemisphere: democracy, security and rule of law. The Venezuelan military must support the people of their country ".
Since the 19th century, since the proclamation of the Monroe Doctrine, the United States has considered Latin America as its "backyard". And Moscow's second military presence - later 57 years after the Cuban crisis - nonsense. 100 Russian military and two transport workers - not yet a military base, but a thick hint of her.
The head of the State Department, Mike Pompeo, also added his five kopecks to the threats against the Kremlin., which, at least as often as Bolton, alludes to the US military action against Maduro's army. In a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Pompeo said, that the US "will not be idle", if Russia continues to send troops to the Latin American country.
Brazilian friendship
The United States has connected its regional allies and puppets to squeeze Russia out of Venezuela. Organization of American States (OAG), which includes the USA, Canada and 33 Latin American countries and which supports Guaido, made an official condemnation:
"The OAS General Secretariat rejects the recent military penetration of Russia into Venezuela, which was not authorized by the National Assembly, as required by the country's constitution. This was done in support of the government, which was declared illegal. "
The arrival of Russian planes and military personnel is called a violation of the sovereignty of the Bolivarian Republic and is regarded as illegal due to the fact, that the OAS considers Maduro a "usurper".
Notably, that Brazil also subscribes to this case, which until recently was considered almost an ally of Russia. President Jair Bolsonaru, which is also called "tropical Trump", prioritizes the United States, and not a BRICS partner. At the end of February, along with Colombia, Brazil has also given permission for the passage of the American "humanitarian convoy" through its territory to Venezuela.
Empty threats
All these statements, criticism and threats are absolutely worthless. because, that the United States and its allies are not capable of really opposing the Russian army in Venezuela. Such a disappointing assessment for the West is given by the German edition of Der Tagesspiegel. His political columnist Frank Gerold writes, that the transfer of Russian soldiers is not yet an intervention, but "unambiguous signal". Although the author calls the appearance 100 military personnel "interference in internal affairs", he considers it justified because of the billions in arms supplies to Russia, as well as investments by Rosneft and Gazprom in the Venezuelan energy sector:
“All of this will be at stake in a regime change. This is why the strategy is called "Saving an Autocrat" - like in Syria. Let's compare the scenario. The President of Russia is a cold-blooded player. He bets on quick military action and on, that the West is not ready for direct confrontation. This worked not only in the rescue of the Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad.. This became a recipe for success during the occupation of Crimea. "
The fear of the United States is not only about, that the Russian army can prevent them from overthrowing Maduro - also, how it happened in Syria with Assad, and in a larger problem. Already 57 years the Pentagon has not experienced a serious threat in the Western Hemisphere. If Maduro changes the constitution and opens the VKS base, USA will get such a headache, that they will remember that day with regret, when Guaido was recognized as President of Venezuela. At that moment, when Trump withdrew from the INF Treaty, a base in the Caribbean will be very useful for Moscow, to force the Pentagon to remove its missile defense systems and not to deploy offensive missiles in Romania, Poland and the Baltics.
Hasanov Kamran
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