Earlier, at a private roundtable hosted on 10 April by the Washington-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies, military intervention options against Venezuela were discussed, The Gray Zone reported on Sunday.
Venezuelan Executive Vice President Delcy Rodriguez has accused the United States, Brazil and Colombia of preparing a military invasion of the Bolivarian Republic. A corresponding statement was made on Monday:
The source said that the deterrence options are being developed by the Pentagon’s Joint Staff and the Southern Command, which oversees “any US military involvement in the southern hemisphere”.
“The undiplomatic manners of the current US foreign policy chief cast doubt on the fact that he sees Russian-American contacts at the relevant level as an opportunity for constructive dialogue,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said.Russia, in addition to numerous other world powers, expressed support for Nicolas Maduro as Venezuela’s only legitimate president.