Russia warned that she would do "all she could" to prevent US military intervention in Venezuela

Vladimir Putin's government reiterated Sunday its defense of the Chavez regime and its opposition to the US government, stressing that it would do everything in its power to prevent the entry of US forces into Venezuelan territory.

The head of the Russian Senate, Valentina Matviyenko, received on Sunday the Vice President of the Venezuelan regime Delcy Rodriguez, to which he explained his position. "We are very concerned that the United States can bring any provocation to shed blood and find an excuse and a reason to intervene in Venezuela. But we will do our utmost to prevent this from happening"Matviyenko said, according to the Interfax agency.

The House leader stressed that "he is particularly cynical" of the attitude of the United States, "a country that positions itself in the world as a supporter of democracy". In addition, he described as "flagrant violation of international law and the statutes of the United Nations" attempts to "illegal overthrow the current president" and "the appointment to the head of the country of a politician of the United Nations". opposition from abroad ".

"Everything adds to the threats of military intervention. Russia has done everything possible and will continue to do so in the future to prevent such an evolution of events"On several occasions, the White House has refused to rule out the possibility of the armed option.

Matviyenko denounced the fact that Cuba and Nicaragua are among the countries in which the United States intends to attempt to change power by illegal means. "The international community is obliged to curb these negative trends to prevent such a situation from happening again," he said.

In turn, he delivered to Rodriguez in Spanish the statement approved this week by the Russian Senate in which warns the United States that any intervention in Venezuela would be interpreted as an "act of aggression" and calls on the international community to support the dialogue in this country of Latin America.

Venezuelan Vice-President met on Friday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian Chamber of Deputies Vyacheslav Volodin.

Rodriguez badured that Caracas was willing to trade oil for cooperation with Russia in the fields of energy, arms, technology and finance. "Russia has everything Venezuela needs. For its part, Venezuela can give the oil Russia needs"he said.

After his meeting with Lavrov, announced the transfer to Moscow of the office of Petróleos de Venezuela (Pdvsa) which is located in Lisbon and unveiled the instructions of the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, to acquire in this country the food and the drugs that Venezuela needs.

He also advanced the rapid creation by Russia and Venezuela of a group at the UN that will devote itself to defending the principles of international law.

Rodriguez is the representative of Maduro 's highest regime visiting Russia since the leader of the opposition, Juan Guaidó, proclaimed himself president on 23 January.

(With EFE information)