Russia claimed that its support for Nicolás Maduro was unchanging and criticized the pressure exerted on the Venezuelan army

The government of Vladimir Putin will not change his position on the Venezuelan crisis in which he supports Nicolás Maduro, confirmed Thursday Kremlin officials.

In her weekly press conference, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zajárova recalled that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had spoken by telephone with his American counterpart, Mike Pompeo. , that he had warned against "any outside interference in business". Venezuelan detainees. "

"The question is: what are the US looking for? If they want Russia to change position, it is hardly possible", he badured, emphasizing his unwavering support for the Chavist dictator.

At the same time, attacked Washington for its "obsession" with "the overthrow of the legitimate government" of Venezuela for what, he says, uses all kinds of "media and psychological resources".

In accordance with this policy, denounced the fact that US authorities "are calling on the army of a sovereign nation to change sides". The armed forces are the main actors of the crisis in Venezuela as they remain the only group to support Maduro's authority.

For Zajárova, all this deprives the United States of the "moral right" to speak of democracy and law enforcement, both vis-à-vis a specific country and on the international scene.

With all, reiterated Moscow's support for the initiative of Mexico and Uruguay to seek a solution to the Venezuelan crisis without ultimatums or preconditions and expressed Russia's willingness to join the mediation efforts. Earlier, the Kremlin had expressed dissatisfaction at not having been invited to these talks.

From the beginning, Putin has backed Maduro against what he called a "destructive interference" from the United States and pleaded for a dialogue to resolve the crisis in this American country. Latin.

Russia also denounced last week that the humanitarian operation in Venezuela was a mere "cover" for the overthrow of the legitimate government of Maduro.

(With EFE information)