16:30 LIVE | From the South: Speaking in Sochi, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that US threats against Venezuela 'have nothing in common with democracy,' and the Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza has condemned the Portuguese bank Novo Banco for freezing 1.5 billion Euros of funds at the request of the US government, saying the illegal move affects the whole population of Venezuela. More on these and other stories now.