The leader of the Chavista regime, Nicolás Maduro, landed on Tuesday in Moscow to participate in the Russian celebrations of victory Day, feast that will be held on May 9 and in which the victory of the Soviet Union against Nazi Germany is commemorated. In additionMaduro is expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, with whom the signing of a bilateral agreement between both nations is expected.
Maduro descended on an airline plane convied in the company of the First Lady, Cilia Flores, where he was received by authorities of the Russian Federation.
Maduro was received by Russian authorities when landing in Moscow Photo:X: @RTultimahora
As for the meeting that Putin will hold this May 7 with Maduro, The Kremlin indicated that there will be encounters in “broad and reduced formats.”
“Then, of course, the Venezuelan leader will stay to participate, along with other foreign guests, in the 80th anniversary commemorative acts (of Victory Day),” he said.
The presidential advisor, Yuri Ushakov, said that VEnezuela is a reliable partner of Russia in the Latin American region and in the world in general.
Nicolás Maduro and Vladimir Putin during his meeting in 2024. Photo:AFP
“Venezuela is a reliable partner of Russia. Bilateral ties continue to develop in all areas,” the Putin diplomatic counselor submitted to the journalists.
Given the deepening of bilateral ties, The parties will sign an interstate agreement on strategic association and cooperation After the negotiations at the Kremlin, he said.
The document covers “practically all the key issues of the agenda of bilateral relations,” said Ushakov.
The previous meeting between Putin and Maduro took place in October 2024 In the Russian city of Kazan on the banks of a summit of the BRICS group that Venezuela wanted to adhere as a full member, without its application receiving the approval of Brazil.
A meeting was also organized on Wednesday, between Putin and Cuban leader Díaz-Canel, the source said.
Vladimir Putin and Nicolás Maduro had a virtual encounter on March 14. Photo:EFE
Ushakov explained that Putin also plans to address with Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Topics such as Russian-Brazilian cooperation within the framework of the BRICS Group, as well as the conflict in Ukraine, among other issues.
“Brazil, together with China, began the creation of the group of friends of La Paz in Ukraine (…) During the visit (De Lula), Brazilian activities will be discussed within this group, as well as the situation in Ukraine in general,” said Ushakov.
According to the Brazilian pressLula will travel to Moscow in a peace mission, In an attempt to position his country as a possible mediator between Russia and Ukraine, a role that the United States has assumed.
Nicolás Maduro landed in Moscow. Photo:X: @Telesurtv
When commenting on this information, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said today that at the moment the change of the mediator “is not on the table.”
“Moscow continues the work with the American part,” he said.
Russia will receive in the next few days leaders of about thirty countries on the occasion of the celebrations for the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany during World War II.
The celebrations will end on May 9 with a large military parade in the Red Square in Moscow, in the presence of Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Brazilian Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, among others.
With information from AFP and EFE
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