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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Tue Feb 8, 2022, 10:14 PM Feb 2022

Russia says military aid to Venezuela will not be used to attack Colombia

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Russia has promised that military equipment given to Venezuela will not be used to attack Colombia, destabilize Latin America or end up in the hands of illegal armed groups, Colombia's Foreign Minister and Vice President Marta Lucia Ramirez said.

"We need there not to be even the smallest risk that military cooperation which exists between Russia and Venezuela, and has for a long time, could eventually, because of carelessness or whatever reason, lead to any Russian military equipment being in the hands of illegal armed groups which are present on the border," Ramirez told journalists Monday night after a meeting with Russian ambassador Nikolay Tavdumadze and other officials.

"The Russian ambassador has expressed to us that no military cooperation of Russia with Venezuela will ever be used for any military action against Colombia, nor any country in Latin America, nor to affect the stability of the region," she added.

Colombia's Defense Minister Diego Molano said last week that Venezuela was moving troops to the countries' border with technical assistance from Russia and Iran, calling the possible deployment "foreign interference."




https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-says-military-aid-venezuela-135236686.html

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Russia says military aid to Venezuela will not be used to attack Colombia (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2022 OP
Promises promises...that don't mean a thing! PortTack Feb 2022 #1
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