The defense Minister of Venezuela stated that the army does not recognize, Guido President
. The army does not recognize Parliament speaker Huang Guido President of Venezuela, said the head of the Ministry of defense Vladimir Padrino Lopez.
before the leader of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro tried to convince the army to obedience and unity, expressing confidence that his supporters will win.
The speaker of Parliament of Venezuela Juan Guido on Wednesday declared himself interim head of the country for the validity period of the provisional government in the country. USA told about the recognition of Guido and wanted to receive from the President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro, whom they did not consider the legitimate head of the country, to prevent the use of force against the opposition. In response, Maduro said that breaks off diplomatic and political relations with the United States, the foreign Ministry staff are required to leave the country for 72 hours.
in addition, the legitimacy of Guido recognized a number of Latin American countries, and the head of the European Council Donald Tusk has tried to convince Europe to support " democratic forces in Venezuela.
Russia still considers Maduro acting President of Venezuela.