Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov commented on US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's statement said that the United States would continue to pressure Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro until he understands that his days are numbered. The Russian FM noted that US officials' statements mean that Cuba and Nicaragua will be next.
"The Monroe Doctrine' pales in comparison to the doctrine that is now being formed, which means that the Americans usurp the right to use force wherever they want to overthrow regimes that for some reason or another do not suit them," Sputnik cited the Russian top diplomat as saying.
Lavrov added that Moscow takes into account that none of the Latin American states, including the Lima Group, supports use of force in Venezuela.
