. Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro in which he called the cause of the exacerbation of the fall in the country. according to his statement on the situation in Venezuela affected from the outside. The President of Russia has noticed that destructive external intervention flagrantly flouted international law. Putin expressed support for the legitimate authorities of Venezuela. He said that the crisis ought to cross during the constitutional field through peaceful dialogue. the head of Venezuela gave his assessment of the dangerous developments in the country in recent days and expressed his gratitude for the principled position of Russia. The head of state confirmed mutual intention to continue the Russian-Venezuelan cooperation in various fields. yesterday in Caracas, were launched numerous protests against Maduro. On the same day the speaker of Parliament Joan Guido declared himself the temporary head of the country. The United States and several other countries shared the recognition of Guido and wanted to get Maduro to prevent military action against the opposition. In response He declared himself constitutional President, and the head of the opposition Parliament called " a puppet of the US ". in addition, Maduro severed diplomatic relations with the US and asked in a persistent form from the American diplomats to leave the country for 72 hours. <span style="color:darkgray