Russia threatens: Putin's troops soon in Cuba and Venezuela?

- Baerbock demands "patience and perseverance"

Created: 01/13/2022, 4:08 pm

From: Bedrettin Bölükbasi

Russia did not rule out a military presence in Cuba and Venezuela should talks with the US fail.

Baerbock, however, demanded patience and perseverance.

The news ticker.

• Against the background of increased tensions with the West, Russia * threatens a possible military presence in Cuba and Venezuela

  (see initial report)

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• Federal Foreign Minister Baerbock * called for a united stance on the part of the EU * as well as patience and perseverance in talks with Russia

  (see update from January 13th, 3:30 p.m.)

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• This news ticker is continuously updated.

Update from January 13th, 3:30 p.m.:

Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has campaigned for a continuation of the talks with Russia, despite the lack of results.

"Even if there have been no real movements at the moment, it is important to finally return to the dialogue table," said the Green politician on the sidelines of an EU meeting in Brest, France.

The EU must act as one and rely on both rigor and dialogue, said Baerbock.

It is also central that talks have started again not only in the NATO-Russia Council, but also within the framework of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).

On the question of whether, from their point of view, Russia's demanded withdrawal of US nuclear weapons from countries like Germany should be discussed, Baerbock did not want to comment specifically.

“Disarmament issues must and should be discussed.

But now that you've just sat down at the table, I don't openly comment on any individual considerations, ”she said.

“The important thing is that we are sitting at the table, that discussions are taking place now.

And that - even when it is tough - with a lot of patience and perseverance, ”added Baerbock.

Russia threatens: Putin's troops soon in Cuba and Venezuela?

First report:

The recent tensions between Russia and the West are now taking a new turn. Moscow brought a possible military presence in the southern United States * into play and thus threatened indirectly. If talks on binding security guarantees for Moscow fail, Russia will not rule out the stationing of its troops in Cuba and Venezuela, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.

"I neither want to confirm nor exclude anything," the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister responded to a question on the RTVi broadcaster.

"Everything depends on the actions of our American colleagues," said Ryabkov.

Russia's security is also threatened by the US military presence in Europe.

Most recently, President Vladimir Putin * had raised the question of how Washington would react if the Russian military were stationed near the US border.

The Russian Deputy Foreign Minister also commented on possible further talks with the West.

"I see no reason to sit down in the coming days and start the same discussions again," said the deputy foreign minister.

He accused the Western partners of a lack of "flexibility" to negotiate "serious issues".

NATO-Russia meeting: Moscow warns of military confrontation and accuses West of “arrogance”

On Wednesday

, representatives of the 30 NATO countries and Russia held talks for the first time in two and a half years * - about the Ukraine conflict and security guarantees.

There were also talks on Thursday

at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).

A high-level meeting of representatives of Russia and the USA was held in Geneva

on Monday

Russia sees its security threatened by the progress of NATO, which is why it is calling for an end to NATO's eastward expansion and, in particular, for renouncing the admission of Ukraine *. Moscow was disappointed with the negotiations. Immediately after the negotiations, Ryabkov warned the United States not to underestimate the risk of a military confrontation and refused to change the Russian position. Rather, it is NATO that has to change its position.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke of a “serious confrontation on the world stage” and accused the West of being “arrogant”.

Russia’s next steps would depend on the West’s reaction to Moscow’s proposals: “We’ll wait for it.

And then we will determine our next steps. ”