MOSCOW, December 18. /TASS/. Washington has deepened tensions with Caracas to a point where a military confrontation between the two countries is now nearly inevitable, Alexander Stepanov, military expert with the Institute of Law and National Security at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, told TASS.
"Washington is triggering irreversible destructive processes across Latin America. However, it fails to fully assess the complexity and high degree of uncertainty regarding the consequences for the domestic situation in the US itself, where the Latino population already exceeds 20% of the total. At the same time, Washington finds itself in a strategic dilemma. It has deployed a record military presence, made bold declarations from every platform, and now it must act, or it will be perceived as weak," he said.
Stepanov emphasized that strikes on Venezuela are most likely to be carried out remotely, with a ground operation being highly unlikely, while the full arsenal of the US Air Force and Navy will be utilized.
The expert believes the Western Hemisphere stands on the threshold of a complete transformation of its geopolitical landscape, which will lead to the establishment of comprehensive US military and corporate control.
