Russian troops will remain in the country “as long as they need it, and as long as the Venezuelan government needs them,' Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told reporters.
Russia lashed out at the United States for its actions in Venezuela, after a series of strong rebukes directed at Moscow’s support of embattled President Nicolás Maduro from President Donald Trump and other top administration officials on Wednesday.
Blaming the U.S. for the problems, Zakharova said:"All that is deliberately stoking chaos and the collapse of the state, which can result in no winners.” Zakkharova also insisted that Russian troops that had been sent to Venezuela would remain in the country “as long as they need it, and as long as the Venezuelan government needs them.” She insisted that everything was being handled under “international and bilateral legal frameworks.
Guaidó, Rosales husband, leads Venezuela's legislature, the National Assembly. In January, he declared himself interim president of the country. The U.S., along with other countries throughout the Americas and Europe, quickly supported him as Venezuela's acting head of state, despite Maduro’s re-election last year. Guaidó and his supporters dismissed those polls as illegitimate, pointing to a boycott by a large portion of the population and allegations of voter fraud.
Supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro demonstrate in Caracas on March 16. RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP/Getty Images
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