Russia on Monday slammed what it said were attempts to interfere in Venezuela’s domestic affairs after several European countries recognized opposition chief Juan Guaido as interim leader. “Attempts to legitimize usurped power” constituted “interference in Venezuela’s internal affairs,” President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. Such interference, he added, ...
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro rejected Sunday a call by European countries to call snap elections after opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself the Latin American country’s interim leader. Maduro said in an interview with Spanish television station Sexta that he would not “cave in to pressure” from those calling for ...