Vladimir Putin shared his assessments of the developments around Ukraine and stressed that the goal of the special military operation was to protect civilians in Donbass, to ensure Kiev’s recognition of the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics as well as Russia’s sovereignty over Crimea, to demilitarise and denazify Ukraine, and to secure its neutral and nuclear-free status.
Nicolas Maduro expressed his strong support for Russia’s decisive actions, condemned the destabilising activity of the United States and NATO, and emphasised the importance of countering the campaign of lies and disinformation launched by Western countries.
The presidents also discussed topical issues of further promoting Russian-Venezuelan strategic partnership and the implementation of joint projects.
It was agreed to continue delegation exchanges and contacts at various levels.