Let us stand together against aggression and war!: Appeal of the Council of Left Patriotic Forces of Russia

Tomahawk Land Attack Missile being fired at Iran by the US Navy -- public domain image

Let us stand together against aggression and war!: Appeal of the Council of Left Patriotic Forces of Russia

Alarming symptoms of world instability are mounting. The year began with the US invasion of Venezuela, the kidnaping of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. This perfidious act of international brigandage has met with worldwide condemnation, with even Washington’s allies in Europe failing to support it.

The US “justice” is trying to frame accusations against the President of Venezuela. Obviously, there are no grounds for it. Indeed, President Maduro has immunity from prosecution according to all the norms of international law.

Inspired by the success of the piratic foray into Venezuela, Trump stepped up pressure on Cuba. The energy blockade is tightened. Pressure is growing in all directions. But the Isle of Freedom has more than once proved its capacity to resolutely resist armed aggression. Being aware of this, Trump puts the stake on strangling Cuba economically.

Washington’s criminal actions in Latin America amount to a second edition of the Monroe Doctrine. Its implementation by the President of the US envisages total control over the Western Hemisphere. It seeks to debar the states of Europe and Asia from pursuing any political and economic activities there.

The hopes of some politicians that the US authorities would concentrate their foreign policy activities on Latin America, Greenland and Canada have proved to be an illusion. American imperialism has set its sights on total domination of all the other regions of the planet. The world was shocked by the US and Israel’s aggression against Iran. New war crimes are being committed. The blood of civilians is being shed.

Within two months the US President has destroyed the leadership of two sovereign countries. In both cases outright lies have been used to justify aggression. The pretext for the attack on Venezuela was groundless accusations of the president having links with the drugs trade. In the case of Iran equally false accusations of developing the nuclear weapon were used. All this cannot but bring to mind the US aggression against Iraq and Powell holding up a vial with white powder.

Donald Trump did not even bother to seek Congress permission to declare war on Iran. International law has been trampled underfoot, just like national law. Unbridled lawlessness is being imposed in their place.

The increasingly cynical behavior of the White House incumbent stems from a sense of total impunity. The predator has smelled blood. This was how Napoleon felt when he was conquering country after country. This was how Hitler behaved making “European democracies” fall under his pressure. And the tactics of appeasing the aggressor never worked.

Fires in Teheran illuminated the true goal of the current Washington administration. It consists in an unrestrained quest of unconditional world dominance. The methods of achieving it are political cheating, economic blackmail, military aggression, and liquidation of the leaders of disobedient countries.

For the broad public international solidarity in the struggle against imperialist adventures is becoming more and more important.

In the framework of the public Committee for the Liberation of the President of Venezuela Nicolas Madura and his wife Cilia Flores created by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) we are determined to launch a consistent struggle for the lifting of the blockade of the heroic Cuba and for the liberation of The Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores.

We will continue to establish links with the “Bring Them Back” committees in other countries. We will contribute to greater cohesion of their work. We are convinced that only the strengthening of the solidarity of progressive forces will safeguard our planet against individual conflicts developing into a big world war.

Our Committee is open to the broadest cooperation with the representatives of the public, scientists and politicians, lawyers and cultural figures. We see rights activism as a key part of our work.

We consider it necessary to form an expert group and work out a precise legal assessment of the kidnaping of Nicolas Maduro and his wife. We will work to establish links with their lawyers. We consider kidnaping and hostage-taking to be grave crimes under international and national laws.

We consider it necessary to demand international inspection of the conditions under which N. Maduro and C. Flores are kept in prison. It is important that the International Committee of the Red Cross should be involved in this work.

We will oppose any facts of lawlessness in the modern world and seek to unite those who think like us against the triumph of the “law of the jungle.” We voice our firm solidarity with the peoples of Cuba, Iran, Venezuela and other countries in their struggle for national sovereignty. We will strongly uphold the right to independent development of Russia, China, the DPRK and all countries of the world.

We are determined to persistently expose the crimes of imperialism, pool our efforts with those of like-thinking people and keep the public informed about our actions.

Let us stand together against aggression and war!

Moscow, March 3, 2026