“For the United States, that period passed when they imposed sanctions against the top officials of Venezuela. These restrictive measures have already been announced, and the US has no choice but to move on to the second-tier figures. Heads of services of this kind are important figures, but I do not see much pragmatic and practical sense in the actions of Americans. They just continue the political and information campaign that was conducted for a long time against Venezuela and was obviously exhausted, ”he said.
The deputy also noted that the authorities of Venezuela today "feel quite confident."
“Citizens of the country are able to compare the facts and see the source of their problems, which is the policy of Washington towards the republic. Americans are not interested in resolving the situation, but in the chaos of the political life of Venezuela, ”Novikov said.
Earlier, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the United States imposed sanctions against the head of the special forces police and the head of Venezuelan military counterintelligence.
It is noted that the sanctions were imposed because of the alleged involvement of these individuals in gross violations of human rights.