The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, described as a political initiative the initiative of a group of deputies from some of the largest factions of the European Parliament to issue an international arrest warrant against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
“I think it was a political order that came from the West and developed west of Strasbourg, somewhere closer to Washington, and that this order was supposed to serve and should have become part of an information campaign.” — she said at a briefing on the sidelines of the IV Eurasian Women’s Forum, TASS reports.
As the diplomat pointed out, the initiative of the MEPs was aimed at destabilising the situation in Venezuela.
“But it seems to me that there is nothing left to prove that the European Parliament has, in principle, become an absolutely odious structure.” — Zakharova summed up.
As reported, a group of MEPs had previously called for an international arrest warrant to be issued against President Maduro. However, during the vote on the relevant resolution, it was decided to change the wording of this requirement. The majority of those present at the meeting called, instead of asking the EU for an international warrant, for the International Criminal Court to include the crimes attributed to the Venezuelan leadership in the relevant investigation and “bring those involved to justice.” The remaining amendments to this section were rejected.
In addition, MEPs declared their recognition Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia The legitimate President of Venezuela. They called on all EU countries to formally assume this position and “do everything possible to ensure that he takes office on 10 January 2025”. According to the parliamentarians, if this does not happen, then we should expect “a resumption of the migration flow to other countries in the region”.
On July 28, presidential elections were held in Venezuela. According to the National Electoral Council, after processing almost 97% of the ballots, 51.95% of citizens voted for Maduro, and 43.18% for González Urrutia. Opposition representatives said that their leader’s team would not admit defeat. The next day, protests took place in the center of Caracas and riots broke out. According to Venezuelan authorities, more than 2,200 people have been arrested for arson and other crimes.
