Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said the new measures are illegal.
Russia has dismissed new American sanctions imposed on Venezuela and Cuba this week, vowing to stand by the embattled regime headed by President Nicolas Maduro.
Cuba is among the nations supporting Maduro, who is locked in a power battle with self-declared Interim President and leader of the opposition-controlled National Assembly, Juan Guaidó. Russia, China and Iran are also backing Maduro, who won a presidential election last year that opponents and international observers dismissed as illegitimate.
Maduro’s allies have also been deploying aircraft and troops to the country to underscore their support. More than 100 Russian soldiers arrived in Venezuela last month, reportedly to help protect the regime against cyberattacks, repair the damaged national power grid and service Russian-made S-300 anti-aircraft systems.
While Iran has dismissed Pompeo’s allegations of meddling, on Tuesday Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif suggested Iran may send Revolutionary Guard troops to Venezuela to help protect Maduro. Earlier this month, Trump designated the elite Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization, prompting outrage in Iran.
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