Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, participates in the debate supporting Nicolás Maduro. Photo: Permanent Mission of Russia to the UN
Guacamaya, October 10, 2025. Russia warned this Friday that a U.S. military action against Venezuela would constitute an “irreparable mistake” and would confirm Washington’s view of Latin America as its “backyard.” The alert occurred during a meeting of the UN Security Council, where the Russian representative, Vasily Nebenzia, denounced the deployment of more than 4,000 U.S. personnel in the southern Caribbean, including destroyers, nuclear submarines, and patrol aircraft.
According to Nebenzia, these military maneuvers, presented by Washington as exercises to combat drug trafficking, actually conceal an attempt to prepare for a regime change in Caracas. “Venezuela is under unprecedented pressure and the threat of military intervention is escalating every day,” stated the diplomat, while describing the situation as a direct threat to regional and international peace.
For his part, the Venezuelan representative to the UN, Samuel Moncada, expressed that “it is rational to think that the U.S. will attack in the short term” and requested the Security Council to act to prevent what he called a possible “international crime.” Moncada criticized Washington’s narrative, accusing the administration of Donald Trump of using the fight against drug trafficking and the criminalization of Venezuelan migration as pretexts to justify an armed intervention.
The U.S. military deployment began in August and, according to Nebenzia, includes three destroyers, anti-submarine aircraft, battleships, and nuclear submarines. “What is this, preparations for an invasion?” questioned the Russian representative, recalling Washington’s repeated statements about its intention to bring about regime change in Venezuela.
Venezuela requested an urgent meeting of the Security Council to denounce what it considered a “serious escalation of aggressions and an unprecedented military deployment” by the U.S. in the Caribbean, taking advantage of Russia holding the presidency of the body this month. This is not the first time that Moscow and Caracas have coordinated to hold Washington responsible for attempted incursions; in 2020, a failed operation led by former U.S. military personnel was described by Russia as an attempt at destabilization, aimed at damaging critical infrastructure and state institutions.
