Russian Geostrategy Map New Entries (3), 31 July 2024

Political Support of the Maduro Regime in Venezuela

Serving Objective 17: Entrenching Russian influence in the Western hemisphere and Objective 8: Undermining US Foreign Policy in the Western Hemisphere

30 Jul 2024. Following the Venezuelan presidential election rigged by the Maduro regime, Moscow says the opposition needs to accept the outcome and congratulate Maduro as the “winner.”
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/kremlin-says-venezuelan-opposition-should-accept-defeat-congratulate-maduro-2024-07-30/

11 Jun 2024. In a meeting between the Russian and Venezuelan foreign ministers, Lavrov stresses Moscow’s “constant support” for the Maduro government in its efforts “to stabilize internal situation considering the coming presidential election in July of this year.”
https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/1955904/

Political and Diplomatic Subversion vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Serving Objective 7: Achieving instability in the Western Balkans

11 Jun 2024. Lavrov speaks at the opening ceremony of the Russian embassy branch in the capital of Republika Srpska, Banja Luka, saying the event points at the growing “importance and respectability of Republika Srpska as a participant of international processes.”
https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/1955974/

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