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In the event that Russia takes missiles to Venezuela, the United States would act "decisively"
Jake Sullivan, White House National Security Advisor, announced that there would be decisive decisions if Russia were to deploy missiles or military weapons to Venezuela or Cuba.
Sullivan said that this issue was not discussed in the meetings between Russia and the United States that took place this week. He also assured that it is a "bragging" on the part of Sergey Riabkov, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia.
In a round of questions and answers with the Russian media, Riabkov assured that they would not rule out a military deployment in Venezuela or Cuba.
Rob Bauer, President of the Military Committee of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), reported that it would be truly worrying if Moscow mobilizes war weapons from Caribbean countries.
Juan Guaido's response
Juan Guaidó, former deputy of the National Assembly and leader of the Venezuelan opposition, said that Russia does not have to deploy military forces to Venezuela, "Venezuela is a sovereign country," he said.
Guaidó added that given the case, the Bolivarian National Armed Forces is obliged to defend the national territory. He also insisted that Russia's intentions are to destabilize the region.
The so-called Interim President affirms that the Russian military maneuver has nothing to do with the Venezuelan need. He indicated that this is an attempt to create fear in Venezuelans.
Faced with accusations from the West for the Russian attack on Kiev, the United States and Russia began a dialogue process where they seek to end Russian hostility to Ukraine.
Russia has deployed more than 100,000 troops to the Ukrainian borders to prepare for a possible invasion. This intention has been denied by Moscow on several occasions.
