“Soldiers of the Motherland do not accept the president, imposed in the shadow of dark interests and self-proclaimed outlaw. The national Bolivarian armed forces defend the constitution and are the guarantor of national sovereignty, ”he wrote on Twitter.
Earlier, Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro accused the United States of trying to carry out a coup d'etat in the country, which, he said, tried to put a “puppet in their own interests.”
The United States called on Maduro to transfer power to Juan Guaiido. American leader Donald Trump officially recognized Guayido as the country's acting president.
Peru, Brazil and Colombia also recognized Guaido as the interim president of Venezuela.