“Those who come to the (presidential palace - RT ) Miraflores for the sake of violence will be defeated by violence. If it is necessary to use a weapon, we will apply it, ”El Nacional quotes him.

Earlier in Caracas, they said that the United States was behind the attempted coup in Venezuela.

It was also reported that the leader of the Venezuelan opposition, Juan Guaido, called on the military to speak out against the country's legitimate president, Nicolas Maduro, and announced the start of the final phase of Operation Liberty.

Read more about the situation in the Bolivarian Republic in the RT material.