The American authorities would act “decisively” if Russia deployed its military to Latin America, the White House said on Thursday, following suggestions that Moscow could station some of its troops in Venezuela or Cuba.
Summary
- Moscow has refused to rule out sending military infrastructure to Venezuela or CubaThe American authorities would act “decisively” if Russia deployed its military to Latin America, the White House said on Thursday, following suggestions that Moscow could station some of its troops in Venezuela or Cuba.
- United States National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan called the idea “bluster in the public commentary” and noted that the deployment of Russian military infrastructure to Latin America was not a point of discussion at the recent Russia-US Strategic Stability Dialogue in Geneva.
- “If Russia were to move in that direction, we would deal with it decisively,” he said, responding to a question from a journalist.
- The suggestion that Russia may send troops to Latin America came during an interview with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov on TV channel RTVI.
- When asked about the possibility of deployment, Ryabkov could neither confirm nor deny that it is in the Kremlin’s plans.