Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on December 11, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on December 11, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
Putin reassures Maduro of Moscow's support amid U.S. pressure. They discussed strategic partnerships and joint economic and energy projects.
MOSCOW, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by phone on Thursday and reassured him of Moscow's support for his government's course in the face of growing external pressure, the Kremlin said.
Maduro has been under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to leave office, with the United States conducting a huge military build-up in the Caribbean.
The Kremlin said in a statement that Putin and Maduro had spoken of their desire to act on their strategic partnership agreement and implement various joint projects related to the economy and energy sector.
(Reporting by Reuters Moscow buroWriting by Andrew OsbornEditing by Mark Trevelyan)
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