Amid rising tensions between Caracas and Washington, Venezuela has significantly strengthened its defense capabilities by receiving advanced Russian air defense systems, including the Pantsir and Buk-M2.
Publish dateSunday 9 November 2025 - 12:22
Story Code : 335434
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): From Caracas, as the US’s provocative military presence in the Caribbean Sea increases, official sources in Moscow and Caracas confirmed that the first shipments of advanced Russian weapons, including Pantsir F-1 and Buk-M2E air defense systems and thousands of Igla-S shoulder-launched missiles, have been delivered to Venezuela. This move, coupled with Moscow’s threat to send more strategic weapons such as hypersonic missiles and the emergence of differences in Trump’s war cabinet, has further complicated the military equations in the region.
This move, which is part of a comprehensive defense cooperation agreement between the two countries, was met with a firm response from the Kremlin, with the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman emphasizing support for Venezuela's sovereignty and warning that any US military action would further destabilize the region.
Russian sources have gone further and reported the possibility of sending longer-range offensive systems to Venezuela, such as Kalibr cruise missiles and even new Oreshnik hypersonic missiles; weapons that could completely change the strategic balance in favor of Caracas.
This defense reinforcement comes as the Trump administration has displayed its largest military deployment in the region by sending the USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier, nuclear submarines, and thousands of marines. However, leaked reports from Washington indicate doubts and disagreements at the highest levels of American decision-making.
Donald Trump is said to be personally concerned about the “political and military costs” of a direct invasion, while tensions have arisen between the hawkish Secretary of Defense Pete Hext and the regional field commander over the strategy for an attack on Venezuela. Meanwhile, hardliners like Marco Rubio and Maria Corina Machado of the Venezuelan opposition continue to beat the war drum, but the hesitations in the White House suggest that the Latin American axis of resistance has seriously challenged Washington’s calculations by strengthening its deterrence.
This move, which is part of a comprehensive defense cooperation agreement between the two countries, was met with a firm response from the Kremlin, with the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman emphasizing support for Venezuela's sovereignty and warning that any US military action would further destabilize the region.
Russian sources have gone further and reported the possibility of sending longer-range offensive systems to Venezuela, such as Kalibr cruise missiles and even new Oreshnik hypersonic missiles; weapons that could completely change the strategic balance in favor of Caracas.
This defense reinforcement comes as the Trump administration has displayed its largest military deployment in the region by sending the USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier, nuclear submarines, and thousands of marines. However, leaked reports from Washington indicate doubts and disagreements at the highest levels of American decision-making.
Donald Trump is said to be personally concerned about the “political and military costs” of a direct invasion, while tensions have arisen between the hawkish Secretary of Defense Pete Hext and the regional field commander over the strategy for an attack on Venezuela. Meanwhile, hardliners like Marco Rubio and Maria Corina Machado of the Venezuelan opposition continue to beat the war drum, but the hesitations in the White House suggest that the Latin American axis of resistance has seriously challenged Washington’s calculations by strengthening its deterrence.
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