they are continuing what he started last january when he refused to acknowledge the presidency of nicola mughal right now he's calling on people to take to the streets again this saturday asking them to gold peacefully to military bases to talk to members of the military come visit them that they need to stand by their venezuelan cassock to show let's not forget that one way the law is saying that mother will was elected in fraudulent elections that are free and fair elections need to happen even if we let in order for democracy to be rethought what the government is saying and answering to this is that this is the plan that's being met by the united states by donald trump trying to get me out of power and that is the whole conspiracy by the extreme right here in venezuela in order to take power. you touched on the issue of the libor group as you just remind us who they are and how they hope to engage both the opposition and the government in caracas. well many mcgrew was created when the whole crisis is in venice way less seem to be in a way out of control is composed by countries like brazil

leader one way though has urged supporters to take to the streets in a push to oust president nicolas mughal violent clashes erupted during demonstrations on tuesday when forces loyal to mughal acted to defeat what he claims is an attempted coup dozens of people were injured and there are fears that similar scenes will play out again later today u.s. secretary of state mike pump ales said the u.s. is willing to intervene militarily if it's what's required but is hoping for a peaceful solution. let's get more on this story we have a secular this to let you with us he's a political science professor here in berlin and an expert on venezuela is with us in our studio we also have an early show and standing by she's our correspondent in moscow and she's been looking into russia's support of the mother government for us welcome to you both let's start with you those images that we saw on the street the mass protests yesterday where they were to supporters were really trying to seize the momentum and also perhaps the element of surprise would you say that that effort failed i do think that that fai