The demand for Maduro's release comes after the Venezuelan leader and his wife have remained in U.S. custody for 9 months since their capture in Caracas in January. In his wider address, Lavrov called for Cuba's removal from the U.S. state sponsors of terrorism list and accused EU leaders of abetting the spread of nazism. He further asserted that Russia's goals for its special military operation in Ukraine will be achieved and concluded that the UN Secretary-General must remain impartial.
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Lavrov Claims Europe Blocks Ukraine Peace Deal Wanted by US
Geopolitics24 days ago
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov urged the United Nations to recognize Palestinian statehood and demanded the liberation of Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro and his wife during his address to the General Assembly. Lavrov claimed that the Trump administration is interested in a peace deal for Ukraine, but European leaders are working to sabotage the effort to buy time and rearm Kyiv. He also termed any attempt to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as an unacceptable coercive diktat.
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