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Russia and Venezuela are partners to evade the long-term effects of western sanctions by the US, intending to develop energy independence of western nations and leverage it as an advantage.
Washington says sanctions will be dropped if President Nicolas Maduro allows concessions for the opposition, but the US is after oil that it can get with someone else in power.
The EU will try to convince Beijing to support the Russian sanctions during the China-EU summit. A China-EU summit is unlikely to discuss Ukraine, according to diplomats, as China does not want to offend Putin.
US President Joe Biden faces backlash after his latest gaffe saying Russian President Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power."
The United States' envoy to Iran said that he was not "confident" about a potential nuclear deal being agreed upon in the near future. The situation comes as Russia's invasion of Ukraine has complicated the negotiations and delayed the timeline.