“We are in constant contact with the interim president through diplomatic channels,” Peskov said this Monday in his usual press briefing.

At the same time, the presidential spokesman stated that Russian leader Vladimir Putin does not plan to meet with Rodriguez in the near future, although he stressed that such a meeting could be arranged “if necessary.”

The United States carried out a major military attack against Venezuela in the early hours of January 3, kidnapping President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, who were taken to New York to stand trial.

The bombing in Caracas and other areas left at least 100 dead and a similar number wounded among military personnel and civilians, according to figures provided by Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello.

The aggression against Venezuela came after months of escalating tensions, sparked in August by a US military operation in the Caribbean, which included the deployment of destroyers, a nuclear submarine, the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, and more than 4,000 troops.

This deployment was followed in mid-December by a naval blockade of Venezuela.

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