US-Venezuela Row

US Senate Advances Resolution to Ban Use of Armed Forces Against Venezuela in 52-47 Vote

WASHINGTON (RIA Novosti) – The US Senate has advanced the resolution banning the use of armed forces against Venezuela.
Sputnik
During the vote on Thursday, 52 senators supported the resolution, and 47 opposed it.
“The motion is agreed to,” a chairman of the meeting said.
Caracas requested an emergency UN meeting over the US operation. Venezuela's Supreme Court temporarily transferred the duties of the head of state to Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, who was officially sworn in as acting president before the National Assembly on January 5.
Russia, China, and North Korea have strongly condemned the US actions. The Russian Foreign Ministry expressed solidarity with the Venezuelan people and called for the release of Maduro and his wife, as well as for the prevention of further escalation of the situation.
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