United Nations - The US Government's offensive against Venezuela is now being taken up by the UN Security Council: the northern representation asked to vote on a draft resolution insisting on the delivery of its supposed humanitarian aid.

But Russia is also intending to put to the vote a kind of counterpart to the American text because its proposal calls for support for Venezuela's sovereignty and advocates dialogue to resolve differences.

The U.S. draft resolution calls for new elections in the Bolivarian nation, despite the fact that international observers describe last year's May elections, in which Nicolas Maduro won by a wide margin, as valid and democratic.

The U.S. delegation to the United Nations prepared the text earlier this month in an attempt to legitimize a military aggression against Venezuela under the pretext of humanitarian intervention.

Meanwhile, the draft resolution drawn up by Russia expresses great concern at the threats of the use of force against the territorial integrity and independence of Venezuela, and rejects, moreover, interference in the internal affairs of that South American nation.

That is why it emphasizes the need for a negotiated solution under the Montevideo Mechanism, supported by numerous countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Montevideo mechanism has four stages: the immediate opening of a dialogue in Venezuela, the negotiation process, the drafting of an agreement and its implementation.

Washington, for its part, insists on delivering its supposed humanitarian aid, considered by Venezuela's government and others in the region as a pretext for military aggression.

The UN and the International Red Cross refrained from participating in the operation to deliver the supposed humanitarian cargo sent by the U.S. administration to the Colombian-Venezuelan border, with which it triggered several riots on the Colombian side when it attempted last Saturday to cross the border by force.

It was known from early this month that the U.S. representation at the UN was preparing a draft resolution to try to legitimize a possible military aggression against Venezuela, under pretexts of humanitarian intervention.

If approved, this would mean disregard for the Nicolas Maduro government, despite the fact that the Venezuelan president was categorically imposed in the May election.

For a Resolution to be approved in the Security Council - the only United Nations body whose decisions are compulsory to comply with - the majority of its members must vote in favor and there must be no veto from any of the powers with that prerogative: the United States, Russia, China, the United Kingdom and France.

The Venezuelan authorities have repeatedly warned that while Washington talks about sending 'humanitarian aid' to Venezuela, it is blocking that nation's assets and applying sanctions that hinder access to basic necessities.

They also warn of movements of U.S. military forces near Venezuelan territory.