Russia Warns Citizens Over Traveling to Venezuela
The notice, published by the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Situation and Crisis Center, stated that it “strongly advised” against visiting the South American country “in connection with the US armed aggression against Venezuela and threats of further attacks.”
This advisory followed a “large-scale” American military operation on Saturday, which resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his spouse, First Lady Cilia Flores.
The pair were transported to the United States to face criminal proceedings in a New York court.
According to a media outlet, citing Venezuelan authorities, approximately 80 individuals were killed during the U.S. raid.
Maduro and Flores are currently detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. They face federal charges linked to narcotics trafficking and alleged collaboration with gangs designated as terrorist organizations.
Maduro has rejected the allegations, while officials in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, have demanded the release of the couple.
On Saturday, the Russian Foreign Ministry declared that Moscow, in light of the detention of Maduro and Flores, “strongly” urged Washington to “reconsider this position and release the legitimately elected president of a sovereign country and his wife.”
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