Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro 'is leaving' even as supporters such as China, Cuba, Iran and Russia continue to back him.
The United States' top diplomat warned there would be consequences for foreign backers of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro after Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly blasted President Donald Trump's efforts to change the regime.
Over the weekend, the Chinese capital hosted a gathering of 150 nations and 90 organizations seeking to be part of China's $1 trillion Belt and Road Initiative, a diplomacy-via-infrastructure project designed to boost China's global economic footprint.
Facing questions about progress in U.S. efforts to remove Maduro from power, Pompeo said Monday that “we see leaders inside of Maduro's inner circle now trying to figure out what the golden ticket looks like, 'What does it look like if I leave?’” He said that at least “one of them will decide that there are better times ahead.”
A Yangtze River Express Airlines Boeing 747 cargo plane, loaded with medicines and disposable medical supplies, runs next to a Russian Ilyushin Il-62M Air Force plane at Simon Bolivar International Airport on March 29 in Maiquetia, Venezuela. The two powers were among those supporting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, as the U.S.
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