the Tension in Venezuela remains on Thursday after the national assembly leaders, the oppositionelle Juan Guaidó, proclaimed himself interim president for the country.
Opposition leaders have been hoping that leading the mighty venezuelan military would drop its previous support for Maduro, with external recognition of the Guaidós. But at a press conference on Thursday seen the military leaders end up behind the minister of defense Vladimir Padrino López.
” We are here to stop the clashes between Venezuelans. It is not a civil war, which will solve Venezuela’s problems, said the minister of defence and added that Guaidós attempt to seize power was ”laughable”, according to the New York Times.
” But I must warn people of the danger that this means, he said, and accused the opposition to sow chaos and anarchy in the country.
Even the supreme court president, Maikel Moreno, the pronounce on Thursday its support for Maduro, according to New York Times correspondent in Caracas, Ana Vanessa Herrero.
continue after a week of demonstrations, then a group of soldiers from the national guard on Monday was arrested, suspected of vapenstöld and kidnapping in the conspiracy against the incumbent president Nicolás Maduro.
26 people have died in the protests, of which twelve were shot during the Wednesday, this is according to the Venezuelan observatory of social conflicts. The Washington Post correspondent, Rachelle Krygier, who are in the capital, Caracas, also indicate that 175 people have been arrested and that the protests continued during the night in 70 neighborhoods in Caracas.
yesterday’s international support to the Court of the respective Guaidó been repeated and amplified. The united states, who early on recognized the Guiadós självutnämning has announced that it is ready to provide over 20 million dollars in humanitarian aid. American attempts are also being made to cut off the flood of money from Maduro and lead of the country’s oljeintäckter to Guaidó, reports Reuters.
Maduro has responded and condemned the american involvement. On Wednesday, the cut, he said that Venezuela cut all diplomatic ties to the united states. On Thursday evening, announcing Maduro to close their consulates and its embassy in the united states.
During the night to Friday, calls on the U.S. department of state american citizens in Venezuela to ”strongly consider” leaving the country. In addition, notify the department that ordered the u.s. government officials do not have to be left, to leave Vanezuela.
even from the powers of this world which is close to Maduro. Russia, which has extensive investments in the venezuelan oil industry, has given the president their support. Several Russian government representatives also warns of U.S. involvement and say that you are prepared to protect Venezuela’s sovereignty if the aid is military.
Russian president Vladimir Putin has spoken by telephone with his colleague in Venezuela. According to a written comment on the Kremlin’s website to Putin have expressed their support for Maduro, ”on the occasion of the framprovocerade domestic political crisis”. Putin also ”expressed himself positive about trying to resolve differences in the country within the framework of the peaceful talks”. Maduro, for his part, thanked president Putin for his support and for Russia’s position in the matter.
Even Turkey and Cuba, Maduro for his support, and warns against external interference. China is one of Maduro’s closest partners and gives Venezuela major financial support. During Thursday announced the country to support Venezuela’s right to defend its sovereignty, but urged at the same time, both sides to the calm.