China has said that the US military operation to ‘forcibly detain’ Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores is a ‘clear violation of international law’. BBC News. Beijing has condemned the incident and expressed concern and called for the immediate release of Maduro and his wife. The Chinese Foreign Ministry made the call in a statement today (January 4).
\nSimilarly, Russia has also expressed concern over the US invasion of Venezuela and the arrest and transfer of Maduro and his wife to the US. Russia has called on the US to ‘reconsider’ its position. The Russian Foreign Ministry has also said that ‘dialogue’ between Venezuela and the US is needed to resolve the issue.
\nRussia has called on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores to be released immediately, as they are “the legitimately elected president of a sovereign independent country”. After months of continued military pressure and threats, the United States invaded Venezuela early Saturday morning (January 3). After that, US forces captured Maduro and his wife, Celia Flores, and took them to the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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