Pompeo told Lavrov that "Russia and Cuba are destabilizing Venezuela"

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said today during a telephone conversation with his Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that the intervention of this country and Cuba "destabilizes" Venezuela.

Pompeo, who communicated by telephone with Lavrov to discuss the situation of the oil country "He stressed that the intervention of Russia and Cuba destabilized Venezuela and the bilateral relations between the United States and Russia. "According to a statement from state department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus.

The statement added that The head of diplomacy asked Moscow to stop supporting the government of President Nicolás Maduro and "join other nations, including the overwhelming majority of countries in the Western Hemisphere, seeking a better future. for the Venezuelan people ".

During the interview that took place on Wednesday, Pompeo also badured Lavrov that he took note of his statement on Tuesday in which the Russian Foreign Ministry had asked to renounce violence and backed the return of stability and prosperity to Russia. Venezuela

Hours before, From Moscow it was reported that Lavrov had warned, during the same telephone conversation with the Secretary of State, the continuation of "aggressive measures" in Venezuela.

"It has been said that the continuation of aggressive measures would have the most serious consequences: only the Venezuelan people have the right to decide their destiny, for which a dialogue between all the political forces of the country is necessary, and this for a long time asks the government, "said the Russian Foreign Ministry in a statement.

The head of Russian diplomacy also denounced that "Washington's interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign country and the threats hanging over its leaders constitute a flagrant violation of international law".

In this note, the Russian ministry accused the United States of having supported the eve of the Venezuelan opposition's attempt, led by Juan Guaidó, to seize power.

Venezuela, plunged into a deep crisis for several months, has become a subject of contention between Washington and Moscow.

While the Donald Trump administration led the international support of Guaidó, who proclaimed himself interim president of Venezuela last January, the Krelim party maintained its support for Maduro, of which he was an ally since his accession to power.