Panorama of Caracas, Venezuela. File photoMEXICO CITY, Apr 3 The youth wing of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela PSUV, together with deputies of the National Assembly, organized a rally of solidarity with Russia in Caracas, the Russian embassy reported.
"It is especially symbolic that the current action was timed by the organizers to coincide with the opening of a new sports facility. At a time when Russian athletes, including Paralympic athletes, are being aggressively attacked by the West with its "cancellation" policy, the Venezuelan people are decorating their sports venues with signs of solidarity with the people and government of Russia. This unites us, makes our friendship and solidarity in the face of a common threat to peace and the sovereignty of independent states even stronger", said Russian Ambassador Sergei Melik-Bagdasarov.
During the launch of a new sports and recreation center with the participation of the Russian Ambassador, the leadership of the youth organization of the ruling party PSUV and deputies of the National Assembly, the organizers presented graffiti with images of President Vladimir Putin and Comandante Hugo Chavez, which laid the foundation for the strategic partnership between the two states. As a sign of solidarity with the Eurasian country, local authors included the symbol «Z» in the composition. On February 24, Russian units launched a special military operation to demilitarize Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense, the armed forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, and by March 25 they had completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main task of the operation in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.