Tag: Juan Guaido

• Thursday, March 28th 2019 - 08:45 UTC

  Trump calls on Russia to pull its troops from Venezuela; Guaido's wife meets Trump and Pence at White House

  

  U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Russia to pull its troops from Venezuela and said that “all options” were open to make that happen. The arrival of two Russian air force planes outside Caracas on Saturday believed to be carrying nearly 100 Russian special forces and cyber-security personnel has escalated the political crisis in Venezuela.

• Wednesday, March 27th 2019 - 07:01 UTC

  Venezuelan workers sent home and schools closed because of the blackout

  

  Venezuela's government told workers and school children to stay home on Tuesday as the second major blackout this month left the streets of Caracas mostly empty and residents wondering how long power would be out amid a deepening economic crisis.

• Tuesday, March 26th 2019 - 08:48 UTC

  Another blackout in Venezuela: government blames “attack” on the power system

  

  
Venezuela blamed an “attack” on its electric system for a blackout on Monday, the second to hit the OPEC nation this month, that shuttered businesses, plunged the main airport into darkness and left commuters stranded in the capital. Power went out in much of Caracas and nearly a dozen states in the early afternoon, stirring memories of a week-long outage earlier in the month that was the most severe in the country's history.

• Monday, March 25th 2019 - 08:50 UTC

  Russian military planes in Venezuela's main airport reportedly with troops and equipment

  

  Two Russian military planes landed in Venezuela's main airport on Saturday, reportedly carrying dozens of troops and large amounts of equipment. The planes were sent to “fulfill technical military contracts”, Russia's Sputnik news agency reported.

• Saturday, March 23rd 2019 - 09:24 UTC

  IADB annual meeting cancelled after China refused to allow a Venezuelan opposition representative attend

  

  The Inter-American Development Bank on Friday called off next week’s meeting of its 48 member countries in China after Beijing refused to allow a representative of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido to attend.

• Friday, March 22nd 2019 - 08:41 UTC

  US threatens to pull out of IADB meeting in China if Guaidó's representative is not allowed to attend

  

  The United States on Thursday threatened to pull out of the annual meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank in China next week if Beijing refuses to allow a representative of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido to attend.

• Wednesday, March 20th 2019 - 09:57 UTC

  Venezuelan opposition makes new offer to the military hoping they will switch sides

  

  Members of the Venezuelan armed forces that abandon President Nicolas Maduro will keep their rank and be reinstated once a new government is in place, the opposition-controlled legislature said on Tuesday. The announcement marked the latest offer from the National Assembly, headed by opposition leader and self-declared interim president Juan Guaido, to try to convince more military personnel to switch sides.

• Tuesday, March 19th 2019 - 20:59 UTC

  Venezuelan gold crisis: US imposes sanctions on state mining company

  

  United States Treasury Department announced new sanctions on Venezuelan state-run ferrous metals mining Company, Minerven, and its President, Adrián Antonio Perdomo on Tuesday for promoting “illicit” gold operations that have continued to prop up the regime of President Nicolas Maduro.

• Tuesday, March 19th 2019 - 05:52 UTC

  Guaidó's representatives move into Venezuela offices in Washington and New York

  

  Representatives of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido have taken control of three of the country's diplomatic properties in the United States, Guaido's US envoy said on Monday, as the opposition presses its bid to oust President Nicolas Maduro.

• Monday, March 18th 2019 - 08:05 UTC

  Brazilian generals in standing contact with their Venezuelan counterparts, reveals Defense minister

  

  The Brazilian Armed Forces maintain an open communication channel with Venezuela’s military even though Brasilia no longer recognizes Nicolas Maduro as president of the neighboring Latin American country, according to Brazil’s Defense Minister.