UNSC should look into US attempts for coup in Venezuela – Russian envoy — RT World News

The United States are trying to organize a coup in Venezuela and the UN Security councils should look into the threat to Caracas, Russian envoy to the international organization said.

The council gathered on Saturday to discuss the situation in the Latin America country where the opposition leader declared himself the head of Venezuela with the support of US and its allies.

Russia, along with three other countries, voted against the US putting the crisis in Venezuela on the agenda of the Security Council saying that the internal situation in the country does not represent the threat to the international community, but Washington's action do.

Vassily Nebenzia said that the US's shameless actions in Venezuela violate all norms of the international law.

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The UNSC is discussing the "situation in Venezuela" as nine out of 15 council members voted to hold the meeting  and two abstained.

US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo started his speech by giving a series of tragic stories from Venezuela blaming starvation and poverty on "socialist policies" of the government  that deprived people of prosperity. He then went on to hail the self-proclaimed “interim president” of Venezuela, Juan Guaido who Washington supported this week.

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