Russia and China veto proposed American resolution to back self-declared interim president Juan Guaido and calling for free and fair elections
U.S. envoy to Venezuela Elliot Abrams, centre, attends a meeting of the United Nations Security Council in New York on Feb. 28, 2019.Backing the rival sides in Venezuela, the United States and Russia failed Thursday to get the deeply divided United Nations Security Council to take a stand on how to address the Latin American nation’s political conflict and humanitarian crisis sparked by an economic downturn worse than the U.S. Great Depression.
He expressed concern that the council meeting “may be exploited as a step for preparations for a real – not humanitarian – intervention.” He reiterated U.S. concerns about Guaido’s safety and security when he returns to Venezuela and expressed hope that all council members “will join us in doing so.” The defeated Russian resolution called for peaceful settlement of disputes and a political solution in Venezuela, and reaffirmed the primary role of the government in seeking and consenting to international aid.
U.S. President Donald Trump has said all options are on the table in dealing with Venezuela’s crisis, though Abrams this week stressed the word “peaceful.” Washington’s proposed resolution was changed from its initial text to include that word several times, including calling “for the start of a peaceful political process leading to free, fair and credible presidential elections.”
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