We say that five Venezuelan oppositions

Five Venezuelan politicians who exhausted Argentinsky’s Embassy in Caracas to avoid arrest were delivered to the United States after the “successful rescue” mission, said Secretary of State Mark Rubio.

“The United States welcomes the successful rescue of all the hostages conducted by the Maduro regime at the Argentine Embassy in Caracas,” Rubio wrote in a report on X. “After a clear operation, all hostages are currently on the US.”

Venezuelan troops surrounded the embassy since last year, where five politicians opposed President Nicholas Maduro.

Venezuela’s opposition leader Maria Karina Machad said she was grateful to all who made it possible. “

Machado recognized his escape as “impeccable and epic surgery for five heroes.”

They were allowed to remain there by the government of Argentine President Javier Miles, whose country is among the several, which challenged the results of the last Venezuelan elections in July, which gave Maduro the third term.

The Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs thanked Rubio and the US Government “for the successful operation that provided the freedom of Venezuelan persons seeking asylum at our Embassy in Caracas.”

Last year, opposition figures posted images and videos of officers from the country’s intelligence service surrounding the embassy complex, saying they were under the “siege”.

They also accused the Venezuelan government of reducing electricity and water services.

At the time, the Venezuelan government said he had been forced to take steps after he allegedly revealed evidence of “terrorist activity and attempts to kill” against Maduro and his deputy.

In November, the United States named security operations under the Embassy a serious violation of international law.

“We demand that the Venezuelan regime respect its international commitments, stop these terrible actions and guarantee a safe passage for asylum seekers,” the US Embassy in Venezuela said at the time.

Rubio did not confirm the names of those who were rescued, but five members of the opposition, who were leaning at the Argentine Embassy, ​​are Magalli Med, Pedro Uruchurt, Omar Gonzalez, Hambert Vilalabas and Claudia Macker.

It is unclear how five managed to leave the connection, and what role the United States played in their escape.

The embassy they lean was presented and guarded by Brazil, since diplomatic relations between Argentina and Venezuela broke from the results of the Venezuelan presidential election last summer.

But in September, the Venezuelan government withdrew the custody of Brazil at the embassy in a clear attempt to remove diplomatic protection.