SUENAN WAR WINDS IN EARLY 2019 - US INVADE VENEZUELA AND NICARAGUA MIGHT
Zaemski claims that the controversy over the recent sending two bombers Tupolev Tu-160 Maduro have sparked criticism from opponents of his government, like the US authorities.
In this context, the Russian diplomat indicated that Moscow is working to deepen its ties with Venezuela for the sake of regional and global stability, and says hope that international relations are based on multilateralism, rather than unilateral sanctions and "dictates foreign".
At another point in the interview, Zaemski dismissed recent reports of alleged plans of Moscow to create a Russian military base in Venezuela.
While US has revealed its concern about the growing and "alarming" Russian presence in Latin America, which in the case of Venezuela joins the two countries in a "political and economic alliance" that can pose a threat to Washington, Russia denounces US treats Latin American countries as if they were your backyard.
Russia could send more strategic aircraft to Venezuela because of the threat of "aggressive powers," the Venezuelan government, says Russian ambassador to Caracas.
In an interview published Wednesday by the Russian news agency Sputnik , the Russian ambassador to Venezuela, Vladimir Zaemski accuses "aggressive powers" to which no names of plotting to overthrow the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. This month of December, Chavez and accused the national security adviser in the White House, John Bolton, to lead a plan to overthrow him and end his life.
"You can not rule out an invasion, especially because some aggressive powers plan to overthrow the current government , but they can not do it alone sanctions , " says Zaemski.
The head of the Russian diplomatic mission in Caracas also not ruled out sending to Venezuela in the near future more warplanes and Russian strategic bombers who have visited the South American country this month.
"Of course, such activities are not ruled out in the future, as part of the Russian-Venezuelan cooperation in this field, always in full compliance with international standards , " he says .
Caracas, Venezuela.- Russia two bombers traveled to Venezuela for exercises aimed at defending the South American country, whose government continually denounced US plans to attack him, the Venezuelan government announced after the arrival Monday of aircraft.
Five days after a meeting in Moscow between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Nicolas Maduro, four aircraft landed at the airport Maiquetia serving Caracas, for joint maneuvers whose duration was not specified.
These two bombers Tu-160, a transport aircraft An-124 and an airliner Il-62, the Russian Army in Moscow reported, without specifying the reasons for traveling.
However, while welcoming the hundreds of Russian pilots and other personnel, Venezuelan Defense Minister General Vladimir Padrino López said that the exercises seek to ensure the defense of their country against external threats.
"We must tell the people of Venezuela and the whole world and are cooperating in various areas of development for both countries, we are also preparing to defend Venezuela every inch when necessary , " said the minister by the military high command .
"This is going to do with our friends, because we have friends in the world who defend respectful relationships equilibrium height between states , " he added.
Two of the aircraft had been in Venezuela in 2013, recalled at the welcoming ceremony General Sergei Ivanovich Kobulash, aircraft commander long - distance Russian aerospace forces.
"We hope that the result is the depth exchange of experiences of pilots and technical staff , " he said as translated by an interpreter.
Godfather exercises defined as "exchanges operating flights (...) to raise the level of interoperability of aerospace defense systems" in both countries.
Support to "imbalances"
The minister said that this deployment is part of the bilateral cooperation, as part of which Russia has sold Venezuela hundreds of millions of dollars in military equipment in recent years.
"Nobody in the world subject by the presence of these logistics aircraft strategic bombers have stepped on Venezuelan territory, we are builders of peace and not war , " he said.
However, he insisted that other countries in the region have created "political and military imbalances" against which the Venezuelan government can not sit idly by, alluding to neighboring Colombia, accusing it of harboring US military bases .
Sunday, Maduro claimed that Washington , which branded him a "dictator" - launched a plan to overthrow him with the support of Colombia.
"Is now underway, and coordinate directly from the White House, an attempt to disrupt the democratic life of Venezuela" with "a coup , " said the president, who claims to have been the target of an attack drone on 4 August, hatched by the opposition and the governments of Colombia and the United States.
President Donald Trump, who has applied sanctions against the oil - rich country once devastated by a severe economic crisis, has said that all options, including military, are on the table for democracy to return to Venezuela.
Maduro, who continually denounces conspiracies against him , is ready to start a second six - year term on 10 January, after being reelected in elections unknown US, the European Union and a dozen Latin American countries.
This new mandate, experts say , could deepen the isolation of the socialist president, who in recent months reinforced its work with its allies Russia, China, Iran, Turkey and North Korea.
"Psychological warfare"
To Gen. Raul Salazar, Venezuela's defense minister between 1999 and 2001, aerial maneuvers with Russia "are part of what is called psychological warfare".
"The purpose is to increase the perception that Venezuela is supported by Russia, China and Belarus, that has the support of power if other power tries to invade , " he told AFP.
Godfather revealed that two months ago was also in Venezuela a group of Russian pilots who fought in Syria, and announced the arrival of a "large delegation" military technology to adapt the equipment bought from Moscow.
In late 2016, Venezuela acquired 24 fighters Sukhoi 30 Russian and signed the purchase of 53 attack helicopters MI-24 and 100,000 Kalashnikov rifles, among other teams, what the United States considered a plan that could "fuel an arms race in the region" .
Caracas has also acquired Russian Top-MI missiles.
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