Intervention won't resolve Venezuela crisis

Alexander Shchetinin, director of Russian Foreign Ministry's Latin American Department, criticized US National Security Adviser John Bolton earlier this week for suggesting that restrictions on Cuba be tightened for supporting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. More important, the United States has not ruled out military intervention in Venezuela, as the White House supports Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido's claim to be the "legitimate" president of the country.

However, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at a meeting last weekend that Russia is ready to hold talks on Venezuela.

This, along with the fact that the two separate resolutions moved by the US and Russia on the Venezuelan political crisis failed to pass in the UN Security Council on Feb 28, shows Venezuela has become a pawn on the geopolitical chessboard of some major powers, as they have high stakes in the political future of the country.