Russian officials stated on August 4 that the Russian military is preparing to deploy the "Orel" hypersonic medium-range ballistic missile to Venezuela, which would give the Russian military the capability to directly strike most of the US mainland. According to the Russian side, this indicates a further strengthening of military cooperation between Russia and Venezuela, as well as demonstrating a significant escalation in Russia's global strategy. This move is seen as the most radical military deployment action taken by Russia in Latin America since the Cold War era. If the information is confirmed, it means that the hypersonic medium-range ballistic missiles launched by the Russian military can strike the US mainland from Venezuela within 15 minutes. However, this information has not yet been confirmed by the US military or the Russian military. The United States claims not to allow countries around the world to buy Russian oil and gas, which is equivalent to a declaration of war. Russia must do something, otherwise it will be unable to do anything in the future. Including recent comments by the former Russian president mocking Trump, the anger expressed in real words, when put into jokes, now the US and Russia are talking about implementing nuclear retaliation. Since President Trump claimed to send two nuclear submarines toward Russia, Russia could also say that it will deploy intermediate-range ballistic missiles and hypersonic missiles in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela! The message from Russia is to tell the United States not to interfere everywhere. The West has a gun at Russia's head, and Russia must respond. When dealing with the West, one should use a language that the West can understand. Obviously, Russia's approach is worth learning.
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