# Russia insists on immediate release of Maduro and his wife, foreign minister says

https://mins.news/en/item/75463

- TASS, 2026-09-26 18:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2193373

> Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during the UN General Assembly debate that Moscow is demanding the immediate release of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and measures to prevent similar incidents. He said a US invasion of Venezuela had led to their capture and extrajudicial detention in a US prison.

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