U.S. Secretary of state Mike Pompeo has issued a statement on Saturday demanding the convening of the UN security Council on the situation in Venezuela and discuss the issue of recognition of the head of the Parliament, Juan, Guido interim President. He also said that the U.S. Embassy in Caracas has been evacuated.
Pompeo to urge U. N. Security Council to recognize Venezuela’s Guaido: U. S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will brief the UN Security Council on Saturday on Venezuela and urge member countries to recognize… https://t.co/YUJv42WDgz #ImpeachTrump #ImpeachKavanaugh #TheResistance pic.twitter.com/ARWw3gtPdT
— Patrick (@cahulaan) January 25, 2019
The announcement came amid reports Reuters on arrival in the Venezuelan capital of 400 Russian soldiers, perhaps members of the Russian private military companies. Citing Yevgeny Shabaev, «close to PMC Wagner», States that around 400 fighters of this structure, several planes were sent to Cuba, and from there traveled on commercial flights. Presumably their goal is to ensure the safety of Nicolas Maduro and other key persons of his team, but this number exceeds the needs of personal security.
Venezuela»s Maduro says government will defend Citgo https://t.co/fRGXXTqDwG pic.twitter.com/PmssbCcVJK
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 25, 2019
PMC Wagner known as close to the Kremlin military structure, carrying out tasks in Syria, in several African countries, which became known after an active participation in the war in the East of Ukraine. «A close friend of Putin,» Senator Franz Klintsevich, familiar with the situation in the Russian private military structures, the question of Echo of Moscow said that «if the head of a foreign country and attracted some private military companies, the Russian state does not know.»
#Russia resorts to employing 3,000 Blackwater-like Wagner mercenaries to protect their troops in #Syria. https://t.co/69RzNhTbKB pic.twitter.com/5l6xYsONuW
— Christian Turner (@CombatChris1) August 15, 2017
USA.one was asked to comment on this information, Russian politician, former Deputy of the State Duma, a veteran secret service, in the past directed one of Russia’s largest private security companies, Gennady Gudkov. Our question is whether Russia is able to implement in Venezuela the scenario of «hybrid warfare» in the likeness of that was implemented in Ukraine, Russian opposition politician did not answer, but expressed surprise at the actions of Juan, Guido: «Honestly, I don’t understand the leader of the opposition. With such support, we need to attack, this is the main rule. And he does nothing to complete the victory. So you can lose everything…»
When I asked Venezuela’s Guaido whether he would seek refuge at a foreign embassy in Caracas and run an alternate government from there, he replied, “No, not at all.” See: https://t.co/MiFzc1nzsG @miamiherald pic.twitter.com/vyaI62gilQ
— Andres Oppenheimer (@oppenheimera) January 25, 2019
Meanwhile, according to La Vanguardia, Nicolas Maduro announced the mobilization of the army to conduct «exercises for reflection of external aggression.» Yesterday the Minister of defence General Vladimir Lopez officially confirmed the loyalty of the military Maduro as commander in chief.
Germany: Venezuela needs fair, free elections or Guaido should be interim leader https://t.co/mlUrcFpXIW pic.twitter.com/kJFdNilNla
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 25, 2019
