The Russian Chancellor accused the United States of "disguising" a military intervention in Venezuela

Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister, said on Tuesday that Venezuela's US-sponsored draft resolution on the United Nations Security Council seeks to serve as a pretext for military intervention in the Andean country.

According to the head of the Russian diplomacy, the American document "aims in fact to cover provocations by sending humanitarian aid as a means of destabilizing the situation in Venezuela and even obtaining a pretext for a direct military intervention" in the country . .

"As you will understand, the Security Council will never approve such a decision"Lavrov said during a round after meeting with his Finnish counterpart, Timo Soini, by advancing in this way the Russian veto to the American proposal.

Regarding Russia's resolution on Venezuela, the minister stressed that the document sought to "support the national dialogue" in the country.

In addition, he indicated that he would soon hold a meeting with the High Representative for Foreign Policy of the European Union (EU), Federica Mogherini, in order to address the Venezuelan crisis, and that he he would also discuss it with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. , in a telephone conversation.

Russia has expressed strong support for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, facing the support of the United States, Canada and most Latin American and European countries to the President of the National Assembly Juan Guaidó, who proclaimed himself President on 23 January. Venezuela

Moscow, one of the main allies of Caracas alongside China and Turkey, rejects the call of Europe and the United States in Maduro to call a presidential election and is preparing a resolution "conciliator" to the Security Council, based on the dialogue as the only way to resolve the crisis.

Washington, in turn, advocates launching "immediately" in Venezuela a "political process leading to free, fair and credible presidential elections" under international observation, according to the draft resolution of the United States.

Since the United States and Russia are both permanent members of the Security Council, they both have the ability to veto the resolution of the other party, so that it is possible for the United States and the United States to veto the resolution of the other party. none of the proposals can potentially prosper if the two powers fail to reach a prior agreement.