Tag: Nicolas Maduro

Saturday, September 14th 2019 - 20:09 UTC
Trump claims Bolton was holding him back on policy towards Venezuela

President Donald Trump warned that the exit of his hawkish national security adviser won't bring a softening of the US position on Venezuela. Bolton, a prominent hardliner in Washington's attempt to pressure Venezuelan strongman President Nicolas Maduro from power, was sacked last week
Saturday, September 14th 2019 - 13:16 UTC
Maduro wants Guaidó jailed for a photo with two members of a Colombian drug group

Venezuela's state prosecutor's office said on Friday it would open an investigation into Juan Guaido after the interior minister presented photos on state television showing the opposition leader in the company of two suspected members of a Colombian drug-trafficking group.
Saturday, September 14th 2019 - 10:42 UTC
Venezuela “ready” to defend itself, says foreign minister after meeting with US rights chief Bachelet

Venezuela is “ready” to defend itself, Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said on Friday, after Washington invoked a regional defense pact that might justify such a move.“We are ready to protect ourselves, we are ready to react,” Arreaza told a news conference after meeting in Geneva with UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet.
Friday, September 13th 2019 - 12:40 UTC
Maduro will not attend UN General Assembly but will deliver 12m signatures denouncing US sanctions

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he will not travel to New York for the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly later this month, but that two of his envoys would attend to denounce U.S. sanctions on the OPEC nation.
Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 22:37 UTC
US unearths cold war inter-American defense treaty to warn Venezuela's military and political threats

The government of Venezuela has denounced the US invocation of a Cold War-era mutual defense treaty on behalf of the opposition in Caracas, a move which clears the way for military intervention in the Latin American country.
Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 07:47 UTC
'Bolton, a disaster and “out of line” in dealing with North Korea and Venezuela'

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that John Bolton dismissed a day earlier as a national security adviser, had been a “disaster” on North Korea policy, “out of line” on Venezuela, and did not get along with important administration officials.
Wednesday, September 11th 2019 - 09:49 UTC
Venezuela starts war games along the Colombian border mobilizing 150.000 troops

Venezuela's armed forces chiefs said on Tuesday they had begun mobilizing 150,000 troops for military exercises on the Colombian border amid renewed tensions between Bogota and Caracas.
Saturday, September 7th 2019 - 09:58 UTC
Venezuela land dispute with Guyana on front stage and Guaido accused of high treason

Venezuelan prosecutors said Friday they would charge opposition leader Juan Guaido with “high treason” for planning to renounce the country's claim to a disputed border area controlled by Guyana.
Wednesday, September 4th 2019 - 09:49 UTC
Venezuelan military exercises along the Colombian border

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday ordered the armed forces to be on alert for a potential attack by Colombia's government and announced military exercises on the border amid the rearmament of a group of former guerrilla commanders.
Tuesday, September 3rd 2019 - 09:14 UTC
US is not seeking a military intervention of Venezuela: it’s Russian and Cuban military that want Maduro to stay

The United States is not seeking a military intervention as a solution to the economic and political crisis in Venezuela, the U.S. envoy to the troubled South American nation said in an interview published by a Venezuelan online news site on Sunday.