Maduro announced his intention to "reward the deserts of the traitors of the homeland"

“We will activate the counterattack together with the National Constituent Assembly, with all our powers, and will reward those who sell their homeland with the merits of traitors to the motherland. Do they want a battle? Let's fight, we are ready, ”RIA Novosti quotes Maduro.

He stated that "this week, American imperialism went crazy and thrust a dagger into the soul of Venezuela."

“And these (opposition. - RT ) celebrated, applauded,” the Venezuelan president added.

Earlier, the Minister of Communications and Information of Venezuela, Jorge Rodriguez, said that the Venezuelan government refused the next round of negotiations with the opposition, which were to be held on August 8-9.