Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, spoke to his Venezuelan counterpart, Yvan Gil, by phone on Sunday, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated.
“Sergei Lavrov said that Russia strongly condemns the new strike by the U.S. armed forces on October 3 on a ship in international waters near Venezuela,” the Ministry stated.
“The Ministers expressed serious concern about Washington’s escalating actions in the Caribbean Sea that are fraught with far-reaching consequences for the region,” it stated.
Four individuals had been killed within the October 3 strike on the vessel which Washington accused of transporting “substantial amounts of narcotics— headed to America to poison our people.”
Moscow stated that there was “no certainty that the United States will not in any way link its declared war against drug cartels with the situation in Haiti”.
Russia additionally cautioned towards makes an attempt to broadly interpret a current U.N.
Security Council decision to greater than double the scale of an 15-month-old underfunded and understaffed worldwide safety mission combating armed gangs in Haiti.
Russia, China and Pakistan abstained from the vote on the measure put ahead by the United States and Panama. The remaining 13 council members voted in favour.
“The Russian side has confirmed its full support and solidarity with the leadership and people of Venezuela in the current context,” the Russian Ministry stated.
Published – October 06, 2025 12:49 am IST
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