Russia warns the United States against military interference in Venezuela’s affairs, it would be a disaster, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday, noting that Moscow stands for the principle of non-interference in internal affairs.
“We warn against this. We believe that this would be a catastrophic scenario that would shake the foundations of the development model we see in the Latin American region”, Ryabkov said in an interview with the International Affairs magazine.
Nationwide anti-governmental protests have been shaking Venezuela since the beginning of the week, while supporters of the country’s leader, Nicolas Maduro, have also held rallies.