Pence wrote in an op-ed: “Maduro continues to stand in the way of Venezuela’s freedom and democracy.”
Vice President Mike Pence says Russia, China and Cuba are responsible for keeping disputed Venezuelan political leader Nicolás Maduro in power.
Pence referred to Cuba's support and training of Venezuela’s military, and also criticized Russia’s veto of a United Nations resolution to allow aid to be delivered into the country. Referring to Juan Guaidó as the “only legitimate president of Venezuela,” Pence called for the release of Guaidó's chief-of-staff Roberto Marrero, who was kidnapped by armed intelligence officers.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro at a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 25. Maduro accused the U.S. government of withholding $5 billion meant to buy medicine and raw materials used in medical production. YURI CORTEZ/AFP/Getty Images The U.S. sanctions against his regime have been criticized by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet.
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