“Guaido is the one who can lead Venezuela forward. If, within eight days, new and fair elections are not announced, the United Kingdom will recognize it as interim president, ”wrote British Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt on Twitter.

He noted that Nicolas Maduro can not be the legitimate head of state.

Earlier such statements were made by French President Emmanuel Macron, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, and the deputy spokesman for the German government, Martin Fitz.

Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, commented on the statements of Paris, Madrid and Berlin.