<span style="color: #222222;">Russia slammed foreign interference in Venezuela and denounced the opposition's usurpation of power, calling President Nicolas Maduro the crisis-hit country's legitimate leader. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In a statement, Mascow said, only Venezuelans have the right to determine their future. Destructive outside interference, especially in the current extremely tense situation, is unacceptable. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Russian foreign ministry warned that international support for opposition leader Juan Guaido, is a direct path to lawlessness and bloodshed in hostile country. In a separate statement, Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov slammed attempts by the opposition to usurp power. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">During a conference Peskov said, Russia consider the attempted usurpation of power in Venezuela as a breach of the foundations of international law.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">China also opposed external interference in Venezuelan politics, after the US and major South American countries sided with opposition leader Juan Guaido over President Nicolas Maduro in a power struggle. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying at a press briefing in Beijing said today that China has consistently pursued the principle of not interfering with other countries internal politics, and opposes the interference in Venezuelan affairs by external forces.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">China is Venezuela's main creditor and Maduro visited the country in September, striking energy and gold mining deals as he sought Beijing's support to help his crisis-hit nation.</span><br />''