He said this during an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council.
"In fact, in our eyes, unceremoniously, in violation of all the norms of international law, Washington is trying to carry out a coup in this country," RIA Novosti quotes him.
According to him, the shameless and aggressive actions of the United States and its allies aimed at overthrowing the legitimate president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, are a threat to the world.
Earlier, the Minister of Defense of Venezuela, Vladimir Padrino Lopez, said that what is happening in the country is a coup d'état.
On January 23, Venezuelan Parliament Speaker Juan Guaido declared himself interim head of state. Washington therefore called on Maduro to hand over power to him.
Nikita Danyuk, Deputy Director of the Institute of Strategic Studies at RUDN University, told the FBA Economics Today about the development of events in Venezuela.