Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

Russia Rebuts Venezuelan VP's Moscow Presence Claims


(MENAFN) Russia's Foreign Ministry has categorically rejected reports claiming Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez is currently on Russian territory, dismissing such assertions as "fake news," media reported Saturday, citing the Russian Foreign Ministry.

The denial follows earlier reports from Spanish media outlets 20 minutos, The Objective, and Vozpopuli indicating that Rodriguez conducted a telephone interview with a Venezuelan state broadcaster from Moscow following the US military strike on Caracas.

Reuters subsequently corroborated these accounts through its own sources.

However, Cuban news agency Prensa Latina later contradicted these claims, stating that Rodriguez remains within Venezuela, according to the nation's domestic press.

The conflicting reports emerge as Venezuela's Supreme Court issued an order Saturday designating Rodriguez as acting president in the wake of President Nicolas Maduro's capture by American forces.

The competing narratives surrounding Rodriguez's whereabouts underscore the confusion and information warfare accompanying Venezuela's sudden leadership vacuum, with international stakeholders offering contradictory accounts of the vice president's location during this critical transition moment.

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