Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ statement regarding the events in Venezuela has resonated across the Atlantic, drawing a sharp rebuke from Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil Pinto.
Mitsotakis sparked the exchange by describing Nicolás Maduro as a leader who “presided over a brutal and repressive dictatorship that brought about unimaginable suffering on the Venezuelan people.”
While acknowledging the controversial nature of the recent US military operation to capture Maduro, the Greek Prime Minister noted that “this is not the time to comment on the legality of the recent actions,” adding that the end of the regime “offers new hope for the country.”
Minister Pinto responded with “heavy” historical comparisons, stating it is “concerning that the current Prime Minister of Greece appears not to have learned from modern European history.” He became even more explicit, asserting:
“The Nazis used the exact same arguments currently being leveled against Venezuela: that rejecting a government and its ideology can justify murders, invasions, and flagrant violations of international law.”
Pinto concluded by noting that such reasoning “not only contravenes the UN Charter and the international system of human rights protection, but also revives the darkest logic that Europe swore never to repeat.”
From Venezuela, he advised the Greek leader to refrain from commenting on the country and instead “deepen his study of international law and the historical lessons that shaped today’s international legal order.”
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