Russian Allies Facing ‘Unprecedented Pressure’ From US — Security Chief The US will use any means necessary to force countries to cut ties with Moscow, intending to preserve a unipolar world order, the head of Russia’s Security Council, Nikolay Patrushev, said during a visit to Venezuela, where he held security consultations with his Venezuelan counterpart Jose Adelino Ornelas Ferreira. The Russian security chief argued that “all sovereign states are currently experiencing a moment of truth when they have to make a choice either to defend the freedom to select their path, their values, and identity, or to submit to the dictate of the so-called collective West, led by the US.” Moscow’s international partners have faced “unprecedented pressure from the US, which is trying to force them to cut any ties with Russia, no matter how close and beneficial they may be.” Subscribe to RT