Military Support of the Regime in Madagaskar
Serving Objective 16: Entrenching Russian influence in sub-Saharan Africa
20 Dec 2025. Russia delivers “43 crates of weapons” to Madagascar’s military regime.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-22/russia-sends-arms-shipment-to-madagascar-s-military-government
Diplomatic Support of the Maduro Regime in Venezuela
Serving Objective 8: Undermining US Foreign Policy in the Western Hemisphere
25 Dec 2025. Russia says the US is “reviving piracy and banditry in the Caribbean Sea by blockading Venezuela.”
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/russia-compares-us-blockade-venezuela-piracy-2025-12-25/
Diplomatic Support of China
Serving Objective 20: Alignment with China
28 Dec 2025. Russian foreign minister Lavrov states that “Russia opposes Taiwan’s independence in any form and considers the island an inseparable part of China,” criticizes Japan’s “militarisation.”
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/russia-opposes-taiwan-independence-any-form-fm-lavrov-says-2025-12-28/
Lavrov also says that those countries that support the status quo regarding Taiwan, are in disagreement with “the principle of national re-unification of China.”
https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/2069760/
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