Presidents Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and Nicaragua, Daniel Ortegasupport your colleague Russia, Vladimir Putinafter an armed rebellion against the Ministry of Defense of this country, led by the Wagner group, that lasted about 24 hours.

For his part, Nicolás Maduro sent Vladimir Putin a “hug of solidarity and support.”

“I want to convey (…) all our embraces of solidarity and support to the President of the Russian Federation, Comrade Vladimir Putin, who was able to face an attempted betrayal, an attempted civil warand at this time, at this moment, he is winning, with Russia at peace,” Maduro said during a speech with the military in the north-central state of Carabobo.

During the Venezuelan Army Day ceremony, the Chavista leader reiterated his support for Putin.business partner and ideological ally of the so-called Bolivarian Revolution– whom he called “the brother of Venezuela”.

Maduro’s statement comes hours after his government condemned in a statement that regarded by the Wagner group as an “irrational threat”. and its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, whom he accused of “assisting an armed rebellion in the Russian Federation by terrorist means.”

Venezuela expresses “absolute support” to Putinand solidarity with the Russian people “in the face of this attack on the peace, stability and enduring democracy of this brotherly country,” the letter says.

This was announced on Saturday by the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov. Prigozhin “will go to Belarus”, when discussing the details of an agreement with the man who led the uprising against the Russian military leadership.

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At dawn, Wagner’s troops crossed the Russian border. took the Russian city of Rostov-on-Donafter which the columns of this formation set out in the direction of Moscow, but retreated on the orders of Prigogine.

The Russian president called the Wagner uprising treason and confirmed that those responsible would pay for it.

Daniel Ortega

For his part, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega sent a message of solidarity to his Russian ally Vladimir Putin and said his government was “always on the lookout.”

“Brother President, comrade and comrade Vladimir Putin: from this brave and fighting Nicaragua, we salute the great Russian people, you, your government and the families of all Russia, in these difficult times to the glory of the character, identity, wisdom and strength of Russia,” Ortega wrote to Putin in a letter published by Managua.

“From the homeland of (Ruben) Dario, (Augusto C.) Sandino and the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) we salute you, always attentive and supportive“Added the President of Nicaragua, who signed the letter along with his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo.

“With hugs, recognition, respect and admiration of all our people, to you, Comrade President Vladimir Putin, our attachment is in the revolutionary brotherhood,” he concluded.

The Wagner Group, which led an armed uprising in Russia this Saturday, has begun withdrawing its forces from the city of Rostov-on-Don after reaching an agreement with Russian authorities, Russian news agencies report.

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The Wagner militias have already left the territory of the headquarters of the Russian army located in this city, which took today “without a shot”according to the head of the group Evgeny Prigozhin.

Prigozhin, who denies wanting to stage a coup d’état, last night with 25,000 people, he said, crossed the Russian border into the Rostov region from Ukraine, where Russian troops allegedly fired rockets at the camp of the Wagner group.start a “march for justice” towards Moscow.

(According to information from EFE)