Russia has opened the door to supplying hypersonic missiles to Venezuela as a deterrent against a possible U.S. invasion.
Alexei Zhuravlyov, deputy chairman of Russia’s parliamentary defense committee, warned that “America may be in for some surprises” if it attempts to remove the Maduro dictatorship from power.
“I see no obstacles to supplying a friendly country with new developments such as the Oreshnik or, let’s say, the well-proven Kalibr missiles,” Zhuravlyov told the Russian news site Gazeta.Ru.
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Russian lawmaker Alexei Zhuravlev said Maduro can get “Oreshnik” missile system
“Moscow is supplying weapons to Venezuela and sees no obstacles to sending the Oreshnik missile system.” pic.twitter.com/4GkoKLkshd
— Megatron (@Megatron_ron) November 4, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that the Oreshnik missiles possess such overwhelming power that launching several of them with conventional warheads would unleash destruction comparable to a nuclear strike.
The Oreshnik was first deployed in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro in November 2024, in retaliation for Ukraine’s use of Western-supplied long-range weapons, including British and American Storm Shadow missiles, against targets inside Russia.
The warning comes after Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro pleaded for military assistance from both Moscow and Beijing amid reports that President Trump is planning an operation to remove him from power.
In his letter to the Kremlin, Maduro requested additional Sukhoi Su-30MK2 fighter jets, describing them as “the most important deterrent the Venezuelan national government had when facing the threat of war.”
Over the weekend, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the Kremlin condemns “the use of excessive military force in carrying out anti-drug tasks.”
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She also reaffirmed Moscow’s “firm support” for the socialist regime but stopped short of confirming any weapons deliveries.
Zakharova added that Russia remains “one of Venezuela’s key military-technical partners” and “supplies the country with almost the full range of weaponry.”
Speculation of a potential large-scale invasion has intensified in recent weeks as the U.S. military continues to target drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean Sea.
Most of these vessels are understood to be under the control of Maduro’s regime and its Cartel de los Soles operation as well as the transnational gang Tren de Aragua.
U.S. carries out strike in the Caribbean on narcotics trafficking ship from Venezuela.
11 members of the Tran De Argua gang were eliminated in the strike as they attempted to smuggle the shipment to the U.S. pic.twitter.com/h7xHOPuDZd
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) September 3, 2025
Both The Miami Herald and The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the administration was preparing to strike targets inside Venezuela.
However, the White House later downplayed those claims, with spokeswoman Anna Kelly stating that “any announcements regarding Venezuela policy would come directly from the President.”
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