Summary
- The Russian UN ambassador said the United States should immediately release President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela and his wife.
- Russia described the United States' actions as crimes and said they violated Venezuela's sovereignty and international law.
- It said the remarks were made against reports that President Maduro and his wife had been detained by U.S. authorities.
On the 5th (local time), according to economic breaking news channel Walter Bloomberg, Russia urged the United States to release Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.
That day, Russia's permanent representative to the UN said in a statement, "The United States must immediately release President Maduro and his wife," criticizing that "the actions carried out by the United States in Venezuela have no legitimacy."
He went on to describe the U.S. measures as "crimes(crimes)", and argued they were acts that clearly violated Venezuela's sovereignty and international law. These remarks were raised after reports emerged that President Maduro and his wife had been taken into custody by U.S. authorities.
JH Kim
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