Moscow and Caracas have taken a new step in strengthening their strategic relations by preparing to sign an agreement on the exchange of convicted persons—a measure that transcends judicial matters and is part of the growing political and diplomatic cooperation between both governments.
In Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting in a summit that, while officially focused on the war in Ukraine, carries multiple geopolitical, historical, and diplomatic dimensions. The meeting, from which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was excluded, takes place amid international tensions and economic sanctions.
On August 8, a Venezuelan court authorized the extradition of Leonid Zakamaldin, a blogger and activist originally from Chelyabinsk, Russia, who is accused in his home country of treason and incitement to extremism. His defense team, which announced it will appeal the decision, has also begun procedures to request political asylum in Venezuela.
On the anniversary of the 2008 conflict between Russia and Georgia, marking 17 years since the brief but decisive war that transformed the geopolitics of the Caucasus, it is worth revising Venezuela’s role in this scenario. Since 2008, Caracas has maintained a clear stance aligned with Moscow, recognizing the independence of the republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and providing political support to Russia amid its tensions with the West.
A Russian state-owned company has completed the first phase of an ammunition factory in Venezuela, which will supply the country’s armed forces and security agencies.
Having met with the heads of state of several countries, he has already secured meetings with several of them, including official and informal encounters.
Nicolás Maduro arrived in Moscow in the early hours of Wednesday as a guest for the military parade commemorating Victory Day.
The project, operational as of this week, promises improvements in transportation, agriculture, and infrastructure while strengthening the technological alliance with Moscow.
In a context of geoeconomic tensions and accelerating rhetoric around the energy transition, Russia has solidified its strategic roadmap for the energy sector through 2050. Approved in April 2024, this document not only redefines domestic priorities but also articulates a forceful narrative about the future of global power. Through the case of Rosneft, the state-owned oil giant, a structural challenge to the Western-led energy and financial model emerges, posing both a conceptual and practical test for the international order.
On March 18, 2025, the presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, held a telephone conversation that marks an important episode in the Ukrainian conflict. Both leaders agreed to a 30-day ceasefire, focused on protecting energy infrastructure and facilitating humanitarian advances, including a prisoner exchange that took place on March 19.
