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EU nations recognise Guaido as Venezuela leader

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AFP Madrid
Last Updated : Feb 04 2019 | 4:15 PM IST

Spain, Britain, France and other EU nations on Monday recognised Venezuela's opposition chief Juan Guaido as interim leader after President Nicolas Maduro defiantly rejected an ultimatum to call snap elections.

Russia, one of the main allies of Maduro's regime, slammed what it dubbed European "interference" in the oil-rich but impoverished Latin American country, saying it was an attempt "to legitimise usurped power."

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First Published: Feb 04 2019 | 4:15 PM IST

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