00:00OK, Diego, let's talk about Mr. Maduro's support base, because we've heard quite a lot from the president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, and we'll talk more about him in a bit.
00:09But what he said is that a conflict in Venezuela would see Venezuelans joining together in support of President Maduro.
00:19Do you agree with that? And just tell us how popular you think President Maduro is in Venezuela right now.
00:25You know, I do agree with President Lukashenko. I also, to some extent, agree one more time with Mr. David.
00:31Maybe some slight difference on some of the elements, but you have to keep in mind that one thing is support for President Maduro and another one, it's support a military incursion of sorts against Venezuela.
00:44This goes beyond the Chavista base. This goes, this actually touches a very well-rooted nationalism here that doesn't, regardless of what the political take is, they won't accept and won't celebrate, other than a small faction, any kind of external violent means to ensue some sort of regime change to realign the country to U.S. strategic interests.
01:06So, yes, also, this kind of situation also helps Maduro in the sense that it is the typical rally around the flag situation, maybe at some point very proactive, as he still has a very strong base.
01:21But this also adds up to people who don't agree with this kind of situation.
01:25It would rather find any kind, if there's a problem, any kind of internal political resolution.
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