Kremlin Threatens U.S. After Venezuela Raid: "Nice if US attacked bases in Ukraine"

A senior Russian official has suggested the United States attacking military bases inside Ukraine would be a "nice" form of retaliation. The threat comes in response to a recent U.S. military operation in Venezuela. Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, made the statement. He was defending Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Medvedev said a U.S. raid on Venezuelan military assets set a dangerous precedent. "One could consider a symmetrical response," Medvedev wrote on social media. He then posed a question: "Would it be nice if the United States attacked military bases of a certain country located in Ukraine?" Medvedev is a former Russian president and prime minister. He is now a top ally of Vladimir Putin and often makes aggressive public statements. The threat directly links U.S. actions in Venezuela to the war in Ukraine. Russian forces have occupied large parts of Ukraine since their full-scale invasion in 2022. The U.S. operation targeted individuals involved in drug trafficking, according to U.S. officials. The Russian statement frames it as an attack on a sovereign state's military.