Russia warned that she was concerned about "what the United States and its allies are doing in Venezuela"

The Kremlin on Tuesday underlined its support for Nicolás Maduro's regime in Venezuela, condemning recent US actions against the state oil company PDVSA, although admitted that Caracas could have problems to deal with sovereign debt that he holds in Moscow.

According to Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Russia plans to take all necessary measures to support Maduro's "legitimate government" and use legal mechanisms to defend their many interests in this country.

"Of course, we are worried about what the United States and their allies are doing with Venezuela., blatantly violating all imaginable standards of international law, "the Russian foreign minister told reporters after a meeting with his counterpart in Sierra Leone. is tantamount to an attempt to confiscate the badets of the Venezuelan stateand the Kremlin added that sanctions against PDVSA constitute "total interference" in the country's internal affairs.

And it is that Russia is following closely the economic situation of the oil company. The government and Rosneft have granted Venezuela at least $ 17 billion in loans and lines of credit since 2006.

According to Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak on Tuesday, Venezuela must repay its debt by making a payment twice a year and the next installment should be paid in two months., end of March.

The official, who pointed out that to date no fees have been exceeded, He admitted that the plan would probably have trouble meeting the next deadline, who is about 100 million USD.

Regarding the crisis, Storchak said the outcome would depend on the Venezuelan armed forces and the level of loyalty they would maintain towards the Maduro leaders.

(With information from Reuters)