Russia Once Offered U.S. Control of Venezuela for Free Rein in Ukraine (www.nytimes.com)
from silence7@slrpnk.net to world@lemmy.world on 06 Jan 01:48
https://slrpnk.net/post/32428339

The exchange offer was recounted at the time in congressional testimony by Fiona Hill, who ran Russian and European affairs on the National Security Council during the first Trump administration.

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Alexstarfire@lemmy.world on 06 Jan 02:10 next collapse

How exactly would Russia offer us Venezuela? What could they do to stop us?

silence7@slrpnk.net on 06 Jan 02:28 collapse

Think of it like Hitler and Stalin splitting up Poland

SkyezOpen@lemmy.world on 06 Jan 04:39 collapse

Oh thank goodness. Some fine people from Mali have assured me that that was totally OK for Stalin to do because non aggression or something. So I think we’re good.

Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world on 06 Jan 02:23 next collapse

Swing and a miss!

protist@mander.xyz on 06 Jan 02:24 next collapse

Ms. Hill said that she went to Moscow in person to reject the idea.

Love it

zd9@lemmy.world on 06 Jan 03:02 next collapse

As of 2 hours ago there are reports of a ton of gunfire around the presidential palace, with some drones and a bunch of military vehicles. I’m thinking rival factions in the power vacuum or a US-backed coup attempt.

Cruxifux@feddit.nl on 06 Jan 05:02 collapse

I’m guessing the latter personally.

Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca on 06 Jan 03:04 next collapse

Sounds like the US accepted the deal…

Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works on 06 Jan 03:56 next collapse

They could take over Venezuela if they wanted to without Russian help, what made Russia think they had a bargaining chip at all?

bufalo1973@piefed.social on 06 Jan 13:28 collapse

“I don’t interfere in Venezuela if you don’t interfere in Ukraine”

village604@adultswim.fan on 06 Jan 16:44 collapse

Yeah, the motive behind it is pretty clear, and it has nothing to do with the US being capable of taking over Venezuela.

HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 06 Jan 04:00 next collapse

And trump started all this Venezuela shit the day after him and putin met in Alaska

someguy3@lemmy.world on 06 Jan 04:59 next collapse

Is this where Trump got the spheres of influence idea? Played by Putin?

Archangel1313@lemmy.ca on 06 Jan 05:48 next collapse

I’m sure it’s just a coincidence.

AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space on 06 Jan 09:36 next collapse

The deal may now involve the US invading Greenland, specifically to neutralise NATO and hand Europe over to Russia.

phutatorius@lemmy.zip on 06 Jan 13:16 collapse

It’s no more Russia’s to give than it’s the US’s to take.