One South American official said the U.S. resorted to « the use of force » instead of treating the situation with the « responsibility that the case deserves. »
Venezuela, an ally of Russia, voiced its support for China by condemning the U.S. « attack » on the Chinese spy balloon last week.
« The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela rejects the attack by the United States against an unmanned aircraft of Chinese origin of a civilian nature that had shown a technical failure and that did not pose any military or physical threat to persons on the ground, » Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto said in a translated statement Sunday.
He said the United States resorted to « the use of force » instead of treating the situation « with the seriousness and responsibility that the case deserves. »
The balloon was spotted flying over the United States last week.
