President Donald Trump spoke to Juan Guaido, the opposition leader seeking to restore democracy in Venezuela, for the first time since an uprising to remove Nicolas Maduro from power gained the United States' backing.
Trump contacted Guaido to 'congratulate him on his historic assumption of the presidency,' a White House statement glossing over the chaos said.
The U.S. president warned Americans not to travel to Venezuela early Wednesday morning, echoing his State Department's warning that the country is unstable.
He credited his sanctions for a new offer from Maduro to negotiate while clinging to power and control of the Venezuelan military.
President Donald Trump warned Americans not to travel to Venezuela on Wednesday, echoing his State Department's warning that the country is unstable, while crediting his sanctions with dictator Nicolas Maduro's offer to negotiate
Maduro said overnight that he would be willing to sit down with opposition leader Juan Guaido and international mediators. He's refusing to bow to demands that he hold a free and fair election immediately, however
Venezuelan opposition demonstrators, chant slogans during a protest against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, on the anniversary of 1958 uprising that overthrew military dictatorship in Caracas on January 23
Maduro has accused the United States of orchestrating a coup, and appealed to American citizens on social media early Wednesday morning to stop its government from interfering in the affairs of Latin America
Maduro said overnight that he would be willing to sit down with Guaido and international mediators. He's refusing to bow to demands that he hold a free and fair election immediately, however.
'The presidential elections in Venezuela took place, and if the imperialists want new elections, let them wait until 2025,' Maduro told Russian state-media outlet RIA.
Trump in an early-morning tweet said that U.S. sanctions on Venezuela's state-owned oil companies changed Maduro's tune on talks.
'Maduro willing to negotiate with opposition in Venezuela following U.S. sanctions and the cutting off of oil revenues,' he announced. 'Guaido is being targeted by Venezuelan Supreme Court. Massive protest expected today. Americans should not travel to Venezuela until further notice.'
The White House announced several hours later that he'd spoken to Guaido on the phone, their first known communications since the upheaval.
Contact with Guaido had been limited to Mike Pence, the vice president of the United States, prior to the call.
White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said in a statement that on Wednesday morning President Trump spoke with Guaido to 'congratulate him on his historic assumption of the presidency and to reinforce President Trump’s strong support for Venezuela’s fight to regain its democracy.
'Interim President Guaido thanked President Trump for the United States’ commitment to freedom and prosperity in Venezuela and the region, and noted the importance of the large protests across Venezuela against former dictator Maduro, set to occur today and Saturday.
'They agreed to maintain regular communication to support Venezuela’s path back to stability, and to rebuild the bilateral relationship between the United States and Venezuela,' Sanders said.
The State Department warned Americans on Tuesday against traveling to the nation while protests are taking place. It ordered out embassy personnel a week ago.
Guaido assumed the presidency of Venezuela last week on a pledge to restore democracy, and the U.S. swiftly recognized him as the leader of the Latin American country.
He is the head of the Venezuelan National Assembly, a body that Maduro has tried to totally undermine by having the democratically elected body replaced and stripped of its powers.
Maduro has accused the United States of orchestrating a coup, and appealed to American citizens on social media early Wednesday morning, local time, to stop its government from interfering in the affairs of Latin America.
'People of the # USA , I ask for your support to reject the interference of the Donald Trump government that intends to make of My Homeland a Vietnam in Latin America. Do not Let Him!' Maduro tweeted.
He shared a direct to camera video on Twitter and Facebook, in Spanish, alongside the message in which he made a similar plea.
Maduro also claimed that Donald Trump ordered the Colombian government and mafia to assassinate him, after a mystery Russian jet landed in Venezuela this week 'to ship out gold from the central bank.'
He said that he has no doubt that the US President 'gave the order to Colombia to kill me' and that if something happens to him 'Donald Trump will be responsible.'
In other social media messages on Tuesday and Wednesday, he shared photos of himself rallying soldiers during a military exercise, and announced on Twitter on that he'd deploying 50,000 troops to keep the peace in neighborhoods.
'We have an extraordinary operational readiness, in keeping with the national defense,' he said in one.
He proclaimed in another: 'I am and will be at the forefront of this battle. I count on the discipline and loyalty of the soldiers and soldiers of the Homeland. We are going to the deployment for peace, independence and sovereignty!'
Handout picture released by the Venezuelan Presidency showing members of Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), listening to Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, during a military rally in Caracas on Wednesday, Jan. 30
Maduro shared photos of himself rallying soldiers during a military exercise, and announced on Twitter on that he'd deploying 50,000 troops to keep the peace in neighborhoods. This is a handout photo released by his government
The Trump administration has been ratcheting up pressure on Maduro, granting Guaido the ability to access the regime's frozen U.S. bank accounts and issuing new sanctions intended to dry up Maduro's remaining funds.
On Monday the U.S. Treasury Department slapped sanctions on Venezuela's state-owned oil companies and set in place a system to freeze accounts that also could be placed under Guaido's control.
Maduro's regime immediately hit back, with the nation's attorney general, Tarek Saab, announcing that Guaido was not free to leave the country.
He asked the Supreme Court to open an investigation into Guaido. He is accused of encouraging foreign nations to meddle in the domestic affairs of the country.
The move to freeze Guaido's personal bank accounts and keep him in the country drew a stern response from U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton.
'We denounce the illegitimate former Venezuelan Attorney General's threats against President Juan Guaido. Let me reiterate - there will be serious consequences for those who attempt to subvert democracy and harm Guaido,' Bolton tweeted.
The State Department announced that Venezuela's National Assembly head and self-proclaimed 'acting president' Juan Guaido could access the regime's U.S. bank accounts, in the latest move to pressure the regime of President Nicolas Maduro, on Tuesday
The Maduro government responded by announcing that Guaido could not leave the country
'There will be serious consequences for those who attempt to subvert democracy and harm Guaido,' tweeted U.S. National Security advisor John Bolton afterward
In another sign of support, Vice President Mike Pence met with Guaido's newly named acting Charge d'affaires Carlos Alfredo Vecchio.
He said at the White House Tuesday his nation now has a 'unique opportunity' after 20 years of fighting for democracy.
'We have a united opposition right now ... We have a strong national assembly ... And we have the democratic world backing us, supporting our agenda, so this is a unique opportunity,' he told reporters.
'This is a fight between a dictatorship, which is totally controlled by the Cuban regime, against the free world. We cannot do this alone,' he added.
Trump's administration has helped by introducing sweeping U.S. sanctions on PDVSA, the state-owned oil operation in Venezuela. They drew a rebuke from China and Russia, which continue to align themselves with Maduro.
'Sanctions on Venezuela will lead to the deterioration of conditions of people's lives,' Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said.
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