Russia slams US over strikes on boats from Venezuela

Russia on Tuesday denounced as illegal and “unacceptable” US strikes on boats from Venezuela — a Moscow ally — that Washington says are transporting drugs. (X/@SecWar)

• “This is how, in general, lawless countries act,” Lavrov said

MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday denounced as illegal and “unacceptable” US strikes on boats from Venezuela — a Moscow ally — that Washington says are transporting drugs.
“This is how, in general, lawless countries act, as well as those who consider themselves above the law,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in televised remarks, questioning what he called the United States’ “pretext of fighting drugs.”