“This has been the most delicate moment that the Revolution has faced.”

“We must focus on the main battle: Freeing President Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores from this hostage situation.”

“What matters now is being strategic. Perhaps that won’t sit well with everyone.”

“To not [take the time to think] and to start blaming half the world; to start evaluating, making, and throwing hypotheses out there—what they’re doing is harming the combatants and the revolutionaries.”

“Everyone has the right to their opinion. But when you directly attack the unity of the revolutionary struggle, that’s bad… you are practically creating a breeding ground so that in a particular moment like this, they can attack us.”

The full video is worth a listen.