NATO meets in Washington to analyze the presence of the Russian army in Venezuela

Among the topics of NATO discussion, at the request of the United States, the Russian military presence in Venezuela – on the threat it represents for the region – in parallel with Caracas, the Standing Committee on Defense and Security of the National Assembly will be at the center of its discussions the same problem but from the point of view that implies the violation of national sovereignty.

The Ministerial Meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will be held in Washington, DC, with the main theme the military role of Russia in Venezuela, after Vladimir Putin took steps to defend his ally Nicolás Maduro.

Within NATO, a geopolitical military environment is created, where Possible threats of a military nature are badyzed, so the subject is controversial, for sending to Venezuela a hundred advisers and the opening of a pilot training center on the part of Moscow.

In Russia's support to Venezuela, the Good relations between the Minister of Defense, Vladimir Padrino López, and the Russian armybut mostly because he enjoys the sympathy of Vladimir Poutine.

Russia had already mobilized Venezuela on December 10, two Tu-160 bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons, as well as an An-124 transport aircraft and a pbadenger plane Il-62, according to information provided by the army in Moscow. . Padrino López said that the presence of these aircraft only responded to the exercises to guarantee Venezuela's defense against external threats..

As part of the exercises of Bicentenario Angostura 2019, which began on February 10, Bolivarian military aviation tried an anti-ship missile made in Russia. Shortly after, the Bolivarian Navy broadcast a video of the military exercises. Sukhoi Su-30MK2V is a fighter-bomber who fires a Russian-made Kh-31 anti-ship missile. The regime of Nicolás Maduro wanted to give a demonstration of military power.

Russian presence provoked more irritability in Donald Trump's government, but it increased when Caracas two planes arrived with a hundred Russian servicemen, supposedly experts in cybersecurity, whose objective is to contribute to the maintenance of equipment acquired by Venezuela in Moscow, thanks to the cooperation agreement signed in 2001.

While this is happening in Caracas, a different event is happening with the Russians in Bolivar State, where, since their arrival, they have increased the flights of planes by moving gold.

As the days go by, the Russian presence also sets in, and with it the installation of an anti-aircraft shield at the base of El Sombrero in the state of Guárico, about 200 kilometers from Caracas. Next comes the helicopter pilot training center and the ratification of the construction of an aircraft maintenance center. Trump's reaction is that Russia "must leave Venezuela".

The provocative response of the Russians was given by the Russian Foreign Ministry in the voice of Maria Zajárova, considering that "neither Russia nor Venezuela are provinces of the United States"Deputy Sergio Vergara, Vice President of the Defense Committee of the National Assembly, said:"We are in front of a busy community worried about what is happening in Venezuela"

Considers that the Russian military presence on Venezuelan territory constitutes a violation of sovereignty and the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, allowing a military mission which has not been approved by the National Assembly.

The demonstration was swift, according to the parliamentarian. "We asked for the immediate departure of the Russian troops that they are not justified nor allowed to stay in the national territory. "

Stresses the statement of the Russian declaration for Colombia, "to be practically threatened by the Russians before any incursion on Venezuelan territory. This is what disturbs the peace in the region. "

Last week, MP Vergara asked the international community that the members of the Inter-American Treaty on Reciprocal Assistance (Triar) convene their consultation body and evaluate the situation.