Maduro: The actions of the West to encircle Russia and escalate the conflict are obvious to the whole world

MEXICO CITY, March 28 – RIA Novosti. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said the actions of the US and its European allies against Russia are aimed at cornering Russia and escalating the conflict with Ukraine.

“We know very well the movements of imperialism and its European allies in the geopolitical space, I think it’s obvious, I think that’s how everyone in the world sees it, we see it clearly – provocations against Russia to corner it and Maduro at the ceremony with the participation of the Chinese ambassador who completed his mission in Venezuela “He threatened to escalate the war in Ukraine, transfer it to Russian territory and bring this war to a nuclear level,” he said. The broadcast was shown by the Venezolana de Televisión TV channel.

According to the President of Venezuela, a new global geopolitics based on respect between states is now emerging.

Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24. Russian President Vladimir Putin described his goal as “protecting people who have been subjected to eight years of bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime”. He noted that the special operation was a necessary measure, that Russia was “left no chance to do otherwise, creating security risks that would be impossible to react to by other means”. According to him, Russia has been trying to agree with NATO on Europe’s security principles for 30 years, but has faced either cynical deception and lies, or attempts at coercion and blackmail. gradually expanding and approaching the borders of the Russian Federation.