On January 30, the Russian state-owned media outlet RIA Novosti reported that Konstantin Kosachev, the head of the International Affairs Committee of Russia’s Federation Council (upper house of parliament), said Russia does not recognize Venezuelan opposition leader and National Assembly President Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president.
Polygraph: Russian senator says has no right to ‘determine’ Venezuelan leader, but OK if Russia does It
Venezuela's National Assembly head and the country's self-proclaimed "acting president" Juan Guaido (C), waves at a crowd of opposition supporters at Bolivar Square in Chacao, eastern Caracas, on Jan. 25, 2019.
