The comment comes as Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez is paying a working visit to Moscow amid the increased US economic pressure on the Latin American country.

Axar.az reports citing foreign media that Russia has warned the United States against any attempts to impose an economic blockade on Venezuela, the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said in a statement.

"We will certainly study the situation related to Washington's boosting of illegal, illegitimate sanctions pressure and attempts to impose blockade [on Venezuela]. We warn Washington against incautious steps in this sphere", Ryabkov said.

Earlier this month, Washington imposed a new round of sanctions on Venezuela with National Security Adviser John Bolton saying that the pressure sent a direct signal to all enablers of "Maduro's dictatorship".