Venezuelan President expresses support for Russia

Russia has established diplomatic relations with the DNR and LNR at the embassy level. Venezuela expressed its support for the Kremlin's actions. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro noted that Venezuela supports any attempts to resolve the situation around Ukraine in a diplomatic way

Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela:
Does the world think that Russian President Vladimir Putin will sit idly by and not take action to protect his people? That is why Venezuela expresses its full support to President Putin in his efforts to defend peace in Russia, in the region,"the President stressed. - We are confident that Russia will come out of this battle even more united".

Maduro pointed out that Ukraine is governed by the U.S. and Europe almost like a colony. And the Minsk agreements have been rejected, infringed by the elite ruling in Ukraine. "Ukraine's economy has been destroyed by Biden and NATO and this whole campaign is aimed at installing bases with nuclear weapons aimed at Russia. This is totally unacceptable."