Tension of scale between the United States, Russia and China for Venezuelan oil

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of RussiaSergei Lavrov denounced that the US and its closest allies are openly seeking overthrow ofthe Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, as evidenced by the latest "illegal sanctions" against the oil company of the Latin American country, PDVSA.

Shortly after your comments, The United States has also certified the authority ofl the Venezuelan opponent Juan Guaidó self-appointed president in charge of Venezuela control certain badets from the South American country maintained by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or any bank insured by the United States.

According to Robert Palladino, spokesman for the US State Department, "this certification will help the legitimate government of Venezuela to protect these badets for the benefit of the Venezuelan people"

The sanctions against PDVSA announced Monday by the United States include giving up the control of the American subsidiary of the oil giant Ctigo in Guaidó, which Donald Trump approves at the head of Venezuela. The Kremlin He stressed that "badyzes "the consequences of this measure and that" will defend its interests " through all the tools of international law at your fingertips.

"It's a business case. we badyze all the possible consequences of these restrictive measures"said the spokesman of the Russian presidency, Dmitry Peskov.

The Venezuelan reaction did not wait

The Attorney General from Venezuela request aujourd & # 39; hui in the Supreme Court to ban the release of opposition leader Guaidó, as well as block his accounts in the middle of a preliminary investigation.

Attorney Tarek Saab told the highest court that the investigation is due to the "violent" events that took place in the country in recent days and requests to the international community that resulted in the blocking of the accounts of the Republic.

According to Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights A (OHCHR), "we think that something More than 40 people were killed in different ways "and hundreds of people were arrested during the last week of protests in Venezuela.

Meanwhile, the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) announced that in February, he will begin to intervene on the foreign exchange market search "estabilize "the official exchange rate at about 3300 bolivars per dollar.

The entity plans to modify the legal reserve of banks so that the institutions maintain more bolivars in the central region as of February 11 and reduce the financing to those who buy in the parallel currency market.

China warns US of serious consequences

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that his country opposes US unilateral sanctions against Venezuela and reiterated its support for the South American country.

Foreign spokesman Geng Shuang said that "the sanctions will result in a deterioration of the lives of the people (in Venezuela). (Countries that encourage sanctions) will have to deal with the serious consequences that will result"he said.

For his part, the head of Russian diplomacy Lavrov insisted that "we are alarmed that the United States and its closest allies vis-à-vis Venezuela, in violation of all international standards, in fact openly seeking the overthrow of the legitimate government of this Latin American country"

He added that this circumstance "does not eliminate the need to defend international law with all existing means" and pointed out that Russiaas well as other responsible members of the international community ",will do everything to support the legitimate government of President Maduro"

"We have information that the leaders ofthe opposition movement (Venezuelan) who proclaimed the duality of power they receive instructions from Washington not to make any kind of concession as long as the regime does not fall"He examined the new American sanctions"to incite the opposition to commit illegal acts"

Lavrov agreed that Washington has already frozen the badets of Iraq, Libya, Iran, Cuba, Nicaragua and Panamawhich "in most cases involved the confiscation of resources from a foreign government".

But Lavrov also hinted at an annotation of "5000 soldiers in Colombia" that the US National Security Adviser had in his notebook yesterday, John Bolton, and that he was captured by the cameras at the press conference to announce the sanctions against Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA).

"It also gives an idea, especially in the US and other countries you hear calls for use Venezuela's neighboring countries for direct intervention under the pretext of a serious humanitarian crisis, "he said.

For its part, the Pentagon refused to say whether the United States plans to send military personnel to Colombia for the crisis in Venezuela.

How will Venezuela pay the debt it owes with Russia?

The Russian Ministry of Finance pointed out today that hopes that Venezuela will pay the next payment of its debt with Moscow scheduled for the end of MarchA few hours later, Deputy Portfolio Minister Sergei Storchak had predicted that Caracas would have problems with these commitments.

The ministry pointed out that Expect payment in excess of US $ 100 million to be made on time. "No changes have been made to the agreement and, therefore, Venezuela must respect the obligations it has badumed vis-à-vis the creditor."

Two weeks ago, Storchak announced that Moscow and Caracas had reached an agreement on the restructuring of the debt contracted between Venezuela and Russia –estimated at around $ 3 billion and that the new agreed schedule establishes two annual debt service payments during the grace period.

He clarified that until now "there was no late payment" and stressed that "the next is in March, payments are in September and March. "

For Russia, the armed forces will be decisive. Venezuelan

According to the Russian Deputy Minister of Finance, the evolution of events in Venezuela will depend on the armed forces. "Everything now depends on the army, military, to be faithful to their duty and their oath. It is difficult, impossible, to make other badessments, "Storchak said.

According to the newspapers, Russia has invested some US $ 20 billion in its main partner in Latin America, which includes energy projects and credits.

Last October, the Russian deputy minister visited Venezuela with a delegation of advisers to develop proposals to help the Andean country overcome the economic crisis and avoid the financial blockade and sanctions imposed by the states. -United.