"Nicolas Maduro showered Vladimir Putin with praise during his visit to Moscow on Victory Day in May 2025. The Venezuelan leader described Russia as "a key power of humanity" and the two heads of state signed a cooperation agreement. But on January 3, Russia stood back and watched as the US forcibly brought Maduro and his wife to New York, where they are being tried for drug trafficking."
"The Russian Foreign Ministry expressed its concern and called for Maduro's release and negotiations between the US and Venezuela. According to official reports, after a phone call in early December, Maduro received a New Year's greeting from the Russian president. Nicolas Maduro was escorted to court in New YorkImage: Kyle Mazza/Consolidated News Photos/picture alliance Maduro was one of the few heads of state who supported Russia in February 2022 when Moscow recognized the separatist pseudo-republics of Donetsk and Luhansk before the major attack on Ukraine."
Nicolas Maduro praised Vladimir Putin during a May 2025 Moscow visit, called Russia "a key power of humanity" and signed a cooperation agreement. On January 3, US forces seized Maduro and his wife and transferred them to New York for drug trafficking charges. Russian air defenses did not intervene, and President Putin remained publicly silent for days. The Russian Foreign Ministry expressed concern and called for Maduro's release and US-Venezuela negotiations. Maduro had previously supported Russia's 2022 recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk. In 2018, Russia sent Tu-160 bombers to Venezuela, but analysts describe Russian support as symbolic and limited.
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