Leonid Slutsky, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs:
“A wild statement in the spirit of colonial manners. Trump cannot dictate to Venezuela or Russia how to build bilateral relations, where, in which industries and on whose territory they interact. This is nothing more than a continuation of the line on rude interference in the affairs of a sovereign state, in its cooperation with other countries. Particularly outrageous are the threats to use “all options” to force “Russia to leave Venezuela.” The US again tries to impose its will with the help of the “right of force”, ignoring the “power of the right.” Yes, I agree with my and colleagues – Washington should first fulfill all his promises to withdraw from Syria before to put forward such requirements to the Russian“
