Russia, China Demand Release Of Nicolas Maduro, His Wife At UNSC Meeting Over Venezuela Crisis

The UN Security Council meeting on Venezuela. (Photo: Reuters)

Russia and China called on the United States to immediately release deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at the UN Security Council meeting called after the dramatic US operation in Venezuela.

At the meeting, Russian envoy to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, condemned the US “act of armed aggression” against Venezuela and called on Washington to release Maduro and his wife. “There is no and can be no justification for the crimes cynically perpetrated by the United States in Caracas. We firmly condemn the U.S. act of armed aggression against Venezuela, in breach of all international legal norms,” he said.

China also called on the US to release Maduro and his wife, saying it was “deeply shocked” by the “unilateral, illegal and bullying” action taken by America.

“We demand that the United States change its course, cease its bullying and coercive practices, and develop relations and cooperation with regional countries on the basis of mutual respect, equality and noninterference in international affairs,” said China’s deputy UN representative Sun Lei.