"Exacerbation provoked from the outside": the Kremlin said that Venezuela did not seek help from Russia

Venezuela did not ask Russia for any assistance in connection with the attempt to seize power in the country. This was told to journalists by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov.

On the eve, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with the legitimate head of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro. The Kremlin press service reported that the Russian leader had expressed support for the Venezuelan authorities in the context of an exacerbated domestic political crisis provoked by the outside.

“The President of Russia expressed support for the legitimate authorities of Venezuela in the context of an exacerbated domestic political crisis provoked from outside. He stressed that destructive external intervention roughly violates the fundamental norms of international law. He spoke in favor of finding solutions within the framework of the constitutional field and overcoming disagreements in Venezuelan society through peaceful dialogue, ”the Kremlin’s press service cites the Russian president’s position on the situation in Caracas.

It was reported that Putin was in favor of finding solutions within the framework of the constitutional field and for overcoming disagreements in Venezuelan society through peaceful dialogue.

The Russian Foreign Ministry also emphasizes that the question of the threat of a foreign invasion of Venezuela is not put by Moscow, such statements are heard from Washington. The ministry warned that no impact on the situation in Caracas from outside, especially military, should be allowed.

“Planned and well prepared”

Juan Guaido proclaimed himself interim president, ignoring laws, elections and procedures, former President of Ecuador Rafael Correa said in an interview with RT.

“Suddenly, a man appeared and his authority already recognized 11 Latin American states and the United States,” said Correa.

These countries openly advocated a coup d'état, the politician emphasizes.

“What if tomorrow the US does not like any other government, democratic or not. They support the self-proclaimed president and want the whole world to acknowledge him ... What is happening now is incredible, ”the former president of Ecuador concluded.

Events in Venezuela were planned in advance, said Alexander Schetinin, director of the Latin American department at the Russian Foreign Ministry.

“We see that soon recognizing the self-proclaimed president from those who live in Washington means that the development of all events was planned and well prepared. And in this sense, we were very disappointed, ”he said in an interview with RT.

As the diplomat noted, from the side of various forces outside there are statements that can only be regarded as appeals to chaos and internal division of the country.

Venezuela’s ambassador to Russia, Carlos Rafael Faria Tortosa, said in an interview with RT that US actions in the situation around Venezuela can only be called intervention.

“The rude, boorish intervention from the United States, even one can say, unprecedented in this form. They did it differently, but so directly, when we can see, on Tuesday, for example, the vice-president of this country, this empire, the United States spoke out on his Twitter account, openly calling for a coup d’état against the constitutional president Nicolas Maduro. ” said the diplomat.

According to the ambassador, it is necessary to proceed from the constitutional norms existing in Venezuela.

“Our constitution does not provide for the independent appointment of any president, especially from the Assembly. The National Assembly has completely different functions, which include maintaining the balance of power in our country, ”the diplomat added.

He believes that the current situation is the implementation of instructions, a plan that is coordinated by the US State Department.

"It is absolutely ridiculous, unprecedented to think that we can at least listen or accept a person who self-proclaimed himself president," the diplomat concluded.

"This is the mission of the State Department"

Shortly after the start of protest actions in Venezuela on January 21, the legitimate president of the republic, Nicolas Maduro, announced the severance of diplomatic relations with the United States. In response, Washington said that Maduro allegedly did not have the necessary powers for this, since the United States had recognized interim President Juan Guaido.

Later, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke about the reasons why Washington intends to maintain a diplomatic presence in Venezuela.

“The reason we want to be there is because we need a strong, democratic Venezuela, (President Nicholas. - RT) Maduro allows his people to live too long in a humanitarian crisis and in catastrophic conditions. This is a State Department mission, ”Pompeo said.

On the territory of Venezuela, the fourth day of the ongoing unrest. Representatives of the non-governmental organization “Criminal Forum” stated that by January 25, 364 people had been detained at the demonstrations. It is reported that during the clashes killed 26 people.