Maduro: Venezuela supports Russia’s decision to recognize Donetsk and Luhansk republics

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced that his country expressed its full support to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the recognition of the Lugansk and Donetsk republics, and supported a diplomatic solution.

“We have watched the events in Russia and Ukraine not only now, but also that the United States and NATO want to get rid of Russia militarily, to stop it and end the multipolar world… Venezuela always will be,” said the Venezuelan President. With Putin and Russia… All support to President Putin, All support to Russia.

“In Ukraine, two regions – Donetsk and Luhansk – were declared people’s republics to protect them from destruction at the hands of the fascist factions who seized power as a result of the persecution of the Russian people in eastern Ukraine. .. A difficult conflict began. And Conflict at every stage, Putin’in there was always a proposal for diplomatic dialogue, which resulted in the Minsk Agreements.”

The Venezuelan president said, “The far right that came to power in Ukraine was never interested in resolving the conflict through dialogue, it was never interested in peace and respect for Russia. Putin has offered dialogue several times to lay a foundation for mutual understanding, but to the authorities in Ukraine Reaching groups, they preferred to join Russia’s military encirclement plans and attack plans against Russia.

“Therefore, Venezuela expresses its support for Putin in maintaining peace in Russia and the region,” Maduro said.

The Venezuelan president concluded his words as follows: “We announce our support for all dialogue initiatives and the search for diplomatic solutions.”

On Tuesday, the Russian President signed two decrees requiring Russia to recognize the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics from Ukraine, amid the ongoing military-political crisis in the Donbass region since 2014.

Source: “Novosti”