'Such behaviors are really beneath their dignity,' China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson said. 'Mr. Pompeo might as well take a break.'
China, Iran and Russia have defended their support of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as the U.S. criticizes them for backing the socialist leader it is trying to oust.
He also criticized the"notorious" 19th-century Monroe Doctrine, which was originally conceived to expel European colonial powers and often invoked—mostly recently last Wednesday by White House national security adviser John Bolton—to justify suppressing the rise of socialism and other movements deemed adversarial to U.S. interests in the Western Hemisphere.
"We provide all necessary assistance to our Venezuelan friends on the basis of requests from the legitimate government," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov told Russia's state-run RT outlet on Monday. "We are strongly opposed to it," he continued."The U.S. has long been treating Latin America as its backyard, where it would resort to willful use of pressure, threat or even subversion. People can tell right from wrong. I am sure Latin American countries are fully capable of telling a true friend from a false one who is ignoring rules and spreading chaos."
As for Iran, the Shiite power has also been hit by extensive sanctions from the Trump administration and shares a history with Venezuela of being targeted by U.S.-linked coups. Pompeo commented on the recent launch of direct flights from Tehran to Caracas by Mahan Air—an Iranian airline that's restricted by the U.S. because of alleged ties to Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard, which was designated a terrorist organization last week.
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