Russia on Thursday slammed foreign interference in Venezuela and denounced the opposition’s “usurpation of power”, calling President Nicolas Maduro the Latin American country’s legitimate leader. In a strongly-worded statement backing Maduro, the Russian foreign ministry warned that international support for opposition leader Juan Guaido, who declared himself interim president Wednesday, ...
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday appealed for dialogue to stop Venezuela’s political crisis spiraling out of control, after opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself interim president. “What we hope is that dialogue can be possible, and that we avoid an escalation that would lead to the kind of conflict ...