The leader of the Venezuelan opposition, Juan Guaido, called on the people of the Bolivarian Republic to prepare for Operation Liberty to seize power in the country.

About this he wrote on his page on Instagram.

“It's time to prepare for the operation“ Freedom ”and put maximum pressure (on the power) for the final cessation of the usurpation. Everything, absolutely everything, everyone has a role at this stage of our struggle, ”the TASS news agency quoted the Guayido.

According to him, special “Committees of Assistance to Freedom” will be created to carry out the operation in the republic, which will be assigned a propaganda function.

"They will be charged with promoting ... actions to stop usurpation in every district, sector, trade union, educational institution, government body," TASS cites the statement of the self-proclaimed head of the republic.

"The operation is delayed"

Statements about the operation "Freedom", designed to dismantle the Maduro regime, come from Guaido not for the first time.

Thus, the self-proclaimed “leader” of the country announced his intention to go on a tour of the republic in order to gain support in the regions to remove the current president from the government. On this March 16 reported the publication of El Mundo.

At the same time, Guaido proclaimed the beginning of a new stage of struggle, calling it “Operation Freedom.” The opposition leader said that this action should end with large-scale protests in Caracas. It is planned that he and his followers will reach the official residence of Maduro, the palace of Miraflores.

“As soon as we organize everything, we will go together to Miraflores to demand what belongs to the people of Venezuela,” Guaido told his associates in Valencia.

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In addition, Guaido urged his supporters to appeal to their friends, servicemen and officials with a request to turn away from the current president. The opposition leader did not rule out the possibility of foreign interference in the affairs of the republic.

A few days after these statements, the opposition members seized the diplomatic missions of Venezuela in the United States.

"Diplomatic missions in the United States were seized by people who have the public support of the American government and act as its agents in their political interests," the RIA Novosti government said in a statement to the Venezuelan government.

Professor Sergei Sudakov of the Academy of Military Sciences, an Americanist, told RT that the activation of Guayido, following US instructions, is connected with the fact that Washington wants to “overthrow” Maduro as soon as “the operation in Venezuela is clearly delayed”.

“The White House understands that if, within 45 days from the moment of the declaration of the revolution, the power is not taken away, the process will be delayed. The United States is accelerating because they understand that they do not fit into these terms, ”said Sudakov.

According to him, the organization of the new protest action of the opposition in Venezuela is not led by Guaido, but by the United States.

“The new operation of the opposition“ Freedom ”was completely planned by the United States - almost by the hour. Guaido only carries out their plan, strictly adhering to the schedule. All his statements are coordinated by the White House, ”said Sudakov.

Calling on Venezuelans to prepare for an operation to overthrow the current president, Guaido is trying to strengthen his position, said Alexander Chichin, dean of the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation.

“Guayido is trying to draw attention to itself, to tell about itself, because it has no merits to Venezuela and the opposition. The self-proclaimed “leader” has no levers of power, and its numerical support is exaggerated, ”the expert said.

Training provocateurs

The role of the “committees of assistance to freedom”, the creation of which was announced by Guaido, will be to further destabilize the situation in Venezuela, said Sergei Sudakov.

The Committees for Assistance to Freedom will prepare revolutionaries who will be trained to properly destroy the social system and worsen life in the country. This is done so that the population feels the effect of the sanctions to the maximum. If the system is not undermined from the inside, and it is done only from the outside, then a full-fledged result cannot be achieved - the United States understands this perfectly well, ”said Sudakov.

In his opinion, the idea of ​​creating such bodies belongs to the United States, which wants to provoke new conflicts among ordinary citizens of the Bolivarian Republic, and then take advantage of the situation.

The “liberation committees” will in fact play the role of provocateur committees that will arrange bloody clashes in order to untie the hands of the United States even more. It is important for Washington that blood is shed now, after which the US will have reason to introduce military units into the country and begin to “save” democracy and the people of Venezuela, ”noted Sudakov.

Alexander Chichin shares this opinion and believes that under the guise of ideological tasks, Guayido wants to form committees that would agitate citizens to display aggression.

“Guaido needs people who are ready to provoke a collision with bloodshed. The Freedom Assistance Committees are called to do just that. In such a situation, it is possible that Maduro will declare martial law, a civil war may occur, and the US will take advantage of this, ”the expert said.

Operation Successor

According to experts, the possible destabilization of the situation by the forces of “freedom assistance committees” can be used by pro-American forces to eliminate Maduro.

Recall that on the eve of the statement of the Guaiido on the establishment of committees, the president of Venezuela accused the self-proclaimed leader of the republic of preparing an assassination plan for his life.

“We have just exposed the plan that the devil’s puppet (Juan Guaido. - RT ) personally directed to kill me,” Maduro said, speaking on 24 March on local television in front of supporters.

According to him, the government has evidence of the preparation of the assassination with the assistance of the United States.

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The fears of the Venezuelan leadership are not in vain: the United States makes it clear to Maduro that if he does not begin to negotiate with Washington, then one day he may not wake up, said Sergei Sudakov.

“At first, the United States is being intimidated, and then killers are being trained. Americans do not spend huge amounts of money to form a multi-million opposition - it is much easier to negotiate with the generals if you cut off the head of the president, ”said Sudakov.

According to Alexander Chichin, the head of the opposition could not have organized such an attack on the Venezuelan leader, but the State Department of the United States is capable of that.

“Guayido will not be able to organize the murder of Maduro, he does not have any special services, but the State Department of the USA can do it.” If Maduro suddenly does not become, the power will fall into the hands of the opposition leader, since no one can find a successor to the current president, ”the expert said.

"Financing of terrorism"

Some of the $ 30 billion stolen by oppositionists from the Bolivarian Republic, analysts say, could form the “Committees for Assistance to Freedom,” the establishment of which was announced by Guaido.

Recall, the head of the Ministry of Communications and Information of Venezuela, Jorge Rodriguez, said that the opposition has stolen more than $ 30 billion from the state’s accounts in the past two months.

Rodriguez noted that the money was stolen under US sanctions, and the operation was coordinated, including Guayido, his supporters Leopoldo Lopez and Roberto Marrero.

According to the Venezuelan minister, more than $ 1 billion from the Venezuelan accounts in international banks were transferred to the personal accounts of the opposition for "financing terrorism against the country."

Sergey Sudakov believes that Rodriguez’s statements can be trusted. In addition, in his opinion, the embezzlement of Venezuelan funds by the opposition is directly linked to the actions of the United States.

“The Venezuelan authorities have evidence and evidence of all the thefts; there is an understanding that the entire American electronic army is working to overthrow the Maduro regime.” The United States resorted to classical provocations that are aimed at reducing the standard of living of the population in Venezuela, ”said the expert.

According to political analyst Alexander Asafov, the United States is in fact seeking to destabilize the situation in the republic at the expense of Venezuelan funds.

“Venezuela is a robbed country in favor of pro-American agents. Money will be spent on further destruction of the republic and the creation of a propaganda apparatus. Guaido needs these funds to form a certain mood in society, ”the expert concluded in an interview with RT.