ARCHIVAL PHOTO: US president Donald Trump in Bethesda, Maryland, October 4, 2020 © Getty Images / Tia Dufour/White House
U.S. president Donald Trump put his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro, an ultimatum ordering him to flee the country last period after weeks of expanding military force and fatal attacks on boats, informed the agency Reuters on Tuesday, citing anonymous sources.
The telephone call took place on November 21, shortly before the Trump administration declared the cartel de los Soles a terrorist organization, an organization they claim to be directing Maduro and accusing of drug smuggling into the US.Caracas denied these accusations, accusing Washington of preparing an operation to change the government to seize Venezuela's vast reserves of natural resources.According to the agency Reuters, Maduro told Trump that he was willing to leave the country if he and his household were to receive amnesty from all US sanctions and the case brought against him to the global Criminal Court would be terminated.He besides demanded the abolition of sanctions against over 100 Venezuelan officials and proposed that Vice president Delcy Rodriguez would direct the transitional government until the fresh elections were held, stated the agency, citing sources.Trump reportedly rejected most of his requests during about a 15-minute telephone call and said Maduro and his household had a week to leave Venezuela.The deadline expired on Friday, prompting Trump to announce the closure of the country's airspace, wrote Reuters.On Sunday, Trump confirmed that the telephone call had taken place, but did not give any details.Washington maintains that Maduro is an illegal, cartel-related ruler, while gathering a powerful military contingent off the coast of Venezuela and authorising the CIA to conduct lethal secret operations in the region.
US forces carried out attacks on boats in the Caribbean and Pacific, which allegedly smuggled drugs, killing dozens of people.Maduro rejected these accusations as an excuse for a war to change the government and plunder resources.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/628845-trump-maduro-exit-ultimatum/
