The media reported on a rally at the US Embassy in Prague over the situation in Venezuela.

About 50 people gathered at the American embassy in Prague for a rally against the US actions in Venezuela. This was reported by the CHTK newspaper on January 4.

"About 50 people, mostly young people, held a protest in front of the US Embassy in Prague against the US attack on Venezuela. <...> The peaceful protest action lasted about an hour," the publication says.

It is specified that the protesters carried banners, chanted slogans against the United States and in support of Venezuela. According to the newspaper, the participants of the rally expressed the hope that the Czech government would defend international law and condemn the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Celia Flores.

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Washington's actions have been condemned in many countries around the world, and an unprecedented operation could result in a military confrontation in the region.

On January 3, US President Donald Trump announced that the United States had successfully launched a large-scale strike against Venezuela. He noted that Maduro and his wife were captured and taken out of the territory of the state.

The Russian Foreign Ministry called on the US leadership to release Maduro. In addition, the Ministry also stressed the need to create conditions for resolving existing problems between the parties through diplomatic means.

Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said on January 4 that most of Maduro's security personnel died as a result of US actions. According to him, the Venezuelan parliament will start working normally on January 5.

Retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis said on January 3 that the reasons for the US military attack on Venezuela were completely fabricated. He noted that Washington would hardly have remained silent if such actions had been taken against their country, and added that even the way the operation was executed and executed spoke for itself.

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