New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- Terming the recent US military action in Venezuela as an "illegal military invasion", the Cuban Ambassador to India, Juan Carlos Marsan Aguilera, on Wednesday condemned the aggression and called for the immediate release of "legitimate" Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

Speaking to ANI on the escalating crisis in Latin America, the Ambassador expressed shock over the developments, comparing the situation to the Cold War era and the 19th-century imperialist policies.

"I was in my office on the 3rd of January when I received a call informing me that the US made a military aggression towards Venezuela. I was totally surprised. I never imagined that we would come back to the time of the Cold W...