He stated this during the Russian-Venezuelan consultations on security, which took place in the republic.
“In your native language, Spanish, there is an expression - the moment of truth.
It used to refer to bullfighting, when it was decided who would win - a bull or a matador ... The whole world, all sovereign states are experiencing a moment of truth when you need to make a choice - to defend the freedom to choose the path of development, your values and identity, or submit to the dictates of the so-called the collective West led by the United States," Rossiyskaya Gazeta quoted him as saying.
Earlier it was reported that Patrushev met with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas.