Turkey, Russia, and China came to the aid of Venezuela’s leader on Thursday after the United States declared Nicolas Maduro was no longer its president.
The pledges of support came after opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself interim president of Venezuela in an address to tens of thousands of people on the streets of the capital, Caracas.
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan encouraged Maduro in a telephone call, to Stay strong, saying that the democratic process must be respected.
Russia has issued a warning to the US- not to intervene militarily in Venezuela, saying its support for Guaido was a “path to lawlessness and bloodshed”.
UN chief Antonio Guterres appealed for all sides to engage in talks.
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