He called on all members of the Security Council to support what he called “Venezuela's democratic transition” and “Guaido’s role” in it. . He added that Washington would help 'recover a brighter future for Venezuela' and urged nations to support the 'democratic aspirations' of..…
Venezuela’s incumbent president retains the loyalty of the armed forces, though the country’s top military envoy to Washington, Col Jose Luis Silva, on Saturday defected to Guaido, calling on other military officers to follow suit. . ... Shortly after Trump’s recognition of..…
According to Associated Press, Guaido quietly traveled to Washington, Colombia and Brazil mid-December to brief officials on his plans to provoke unrest to coincide with Maduro's swearing-in for second term on January 1.. ... Trump administration's leading in recognizing..…
While the council debated, a man identifying himself as Venezuela's military attache in Washington posted a video saying he had broken with Maduro and now would report to Guaido. . ..…
United States along with some other states recognized Guaido as the president, after which Maduro accused Washington of organizing in Venezuela. ..…
Guaido proclaimed himself as the country's acting president on Wednesday, but Maduro has described it as a coup attempt and announced severing diplomatic relations with Washington. . Trump announced his decision to recognize Guaido as the “interim president”, minutes after the latter..…