Russia's UN envoy Vasily Nebenzia condemned the United States' "neo-colonial approach" to Venezuela at the United Nations between 1:16 a.m. and 2:15 a.m. UTC on December 19, 2025, stating Washington was advancing toward "the threat of open military aggression and the seizure of the territory and natural resources of sovereign states," according to a Telesur report shared on X by @Jackcoall. Moscow rejected the hostile U.S. policy against Venezuela and reaffirmed support for President Nicolás Maduro's government, urging Washington to respect the self-determination of peoples and avoid "unforeseeable consequences," as stated in an X post by @Caro03805319 during the same period. A Newsweek article, shared by @CarlosKimathi on X, reported Russia issuing a "fatal mistake" warning to the Trump administration over Venezuela. Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez stated that the U.S. seeks control of Venezuelan resources and to annihilate Venezuelan identity, according to a Telesur report shared on X by @lucenar528 over the past hour. These statements follow U.S. President Donald Trump's decision on a Venezuela course of action after National Security Council deliberations, as reported by the Wall Street Journal on December 18, and amid ongoing U.S. military activities off Venezuela's coast, including deployments by the Ford Carrier Strike Group.
