The European Union on Sunday said respect for the will of the Venezuelan people was the “only way” to “restore democracy”, one day after the United States seized president Nicolas Maduro.
In a statement supported by 26 member states — all except Hungary — the EU’s foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas called for “calm and restraint by all actors, to avoid escalation and to ensure a peaceful solution to the crisis”.
“Respecting the will of the Venezuelan people remains the only way for Venezuela to restore democracy and resolve the current crisis,” it said.
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