He noted that the United States and Russia have differences over Venezuela. According to Pompeo, he told Lavrov that Washington wants to do "everything so that the people of Venezuela choose the democratic path."
“The United States and other countries believe that the time has come for Maduro to leave to end the suffering of the Venezuelan people. We hope that Russian support for Maduro will end, ”he said.
In turn, the Russian minister said that "democracy is not established by force."
“The threats that are addressed to the Maduro government, the threats that come from the mouths of official representatives of the US administration, and those of Mr. Guaiido, who constantly mention their right to invite outside intervention, they have nothing in common with democracy” noted Lavrov.
Lavrov also gave Pompeo a memorandum on US interference in the affairs of Russia.