The Russian Foreign Ministry has repeatedly called for the release of Venezuela's legitimate president.

【Russian Foreign Ministry issues statement on Venezuela situation for the third time within a few hours】

Moscow time January 3, 2026, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated in a statement:

Regarding the exact whereabouts of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife in the United States, we strongly urge the US leadership to reconsider this position and release this legally elected head of state and his wife. We emphasize that conditions must be created through dialogue to resolve existing issues between the US and Venezuela.

It is worth emphasizing that this is the third statement issued by the Russian Foreign Ministry on the situation in Venezuela within a few hours.

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