The State Department called the goal of the Russian military in Venezuela assistance with the S-300

“In our opinion, one of the things the Russians are doing there is helping the authorities with the S-300 systems that have suffered from blackouts,” he said.

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Earlier, Abrams said that the United States called on Russia to remember about the possibility of imposing sanctions on it because of the situation in Venezuela.

On March 29, the White House warned countries "outside the Western Hemisphere" against "deploying military forces in Venezuela."

The Russian Foreign Ministry stressed that the finding of Russian specialists in Venezuela is governed by the agreement on the PTS.