UNITED NATIONS – The United States is pushing for a United Nations Security Council statement expressing full support for Venezuela’s National Assembly as the country’s “only democratically elected institution,” but Russia is expected to block the move, diplomats said on Jan. 25.
Reuters: US pushes UN Security Council to back Venezuela’s Guaido
Venezuela's National Assembly head and the country's self-proclaimed "acting president" Juan Guaido (C), waves at a crowd of opposition supporters at Bolivar Square in Chacao, eastern Caracas, on Jan. 25, 2019.
