Russian Foreign Ministry views Trump's statements in Venezuela as attack against whole region

MOSCOW. Aug 17 (Interfax) - Moscow views U.S. President Donald Trump's statements on possible violent interference into a conflict in Venezuela as an attack against the whole Latin American region, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said.

"We view such statements as an attack not only against Caracas, but also the region on the whole," Zakharova said at a press briefing on Thursday.