Analyst de Alba: The US could not undermine the strong relations between Russia and Venezuela. Despite an agreement between the United States and Venezuela last year, Caracas has not reduced its ties with Moscow.
In addition, Moscow and Caracas support each other at the UN and together challenge US claims to dominance in Latin America. Also, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that he would like to visit Moscow immediately after the Russian presidential elections. The visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to Venezuela proved this.