Russian officials stated Thursday that the attacks carried out on Venezuela's Supreme Court building and on the Justice Ministry were “a provocation,” adding that under the pretext of improving the situation in Venezuela, parties are seeking to destroy the state.
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Russia's spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Maria Zajarova said in a press conference she was “extremely surprised” that the opposition refused to dialogue with the government and insisted on the need for peaceful talks.
In the aftermath of the helicopter attack against the Venezuelan Supreme Court, countries around the world have expressed their solidarity with Venezuela by condemning the acts that the Bolivarian government has described as “terrorist.”
A former police official hijacked a helicopter Tuesday afternoon from the Generalisimo Francisco de Miranda airbase in the Venezuelan capital and proceeded to fly over and attack the buildings with grenades and live fire, where over 80 workers and pedestrians were going about their day. Because of the rapid response by the national guard, no one was injured.
The Venezuelan Foreign Minister Samuel Moncada described the attack as an “act of terrorism,” and has thanked countries for their displays of solidarity.
Moncada denounced the complicity of those countries and international organizations such as the OAS who have failed to condemn the attacks after months of international attempts to interfere in Venezuela's internal affairs.
Two days after the attacks, the United States has yet to condemn the attacks. Instead U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley called for increased “pressure” on Venezuelan President Maduro while speaking to the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee.