Lavrov demanded that the US release Maduro and his wife

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov from the UN rostrum demanded that the United States release Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Celia Flores as soon as possible.

UN, September 26 - RIA Novosti. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov from the UN rostrum demanded that the United States release Nicolas Maduro as soon as possible.

On January 3, the United States launched a massive attack on Venezuela; the country's President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Celia Flores were captured and taken to New York. According to the US authorities, they were allegedly related to “narco-terrorism”. Delcy Rodriguez, who previously served as vice president of the country, became the authorized president of Venezuela.