"We call on the Americans, and all those supporting them, to abandon their irresponsible plans," said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in a meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart in Moscow, Russia. The meeting comes as Washington ups pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's regime in the wake of a failed bid by the opposition to spur a military uprising. SOUNDBITE
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