Trump against Putin for military: Russia must leave Venezuela

"Russia must leave," said Trump, upon receiving the White House, Fabiana Rosales, wife of Juan Guaidó, recognized by the United States and more than 50 countries as interim president of Venezuela.

Trump insisted that "all options are on the table" press for the release of Maduro, a phrase that has been repeated for months when she is consulted on a possible US intervention in Venezuela, but this time with great emphasis.

"Currently, they are under a lot of pressure, they do not have money, they do not have oil, they do not have anything, they do not have any. electricity, "said Trump. on Venezuela, hit by a mbadive blackout since Monday, shortly after the worst power outage in its history, which lasted almost a week.

"Outside the army, you can not have more pressure than you have … All options are open," he said.

Rosales was received at the Oval Office as "First Lady of Venezuela", as part of Trump's efforts to support Guaidó, who, as head of parliament, invoked the Constitution on January 23 to declare himself president. to lead a transitional government and hold new elections.

"We are with you 100%," Trump told Rosales, 26 years old, graduated in social communication.

The wife of Guaidó, who will meet Thursday in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, the first American lady, Melania Trump, stressed the seriousness of the situation in his country.

"Venezuela is going through a very serious crisis," he said, blaming the death of children for lack of light, food and medicine to Maduro's "terrible dictatorship".

"I'm afraid for my husband's life," added Rosales., to denounce an "attack" against Guaidó the day before, as well as "the kidnapping" of his chief of staff, Roberto Marrero, arrested last week by Maduro intelligence agents, among other acts of harbadment of the nearest circle of the opposition leader.

On Tuesday, the caravan in which Guaidó was traveling to Caracas was violated by leaving the session of the National Assembly (Parliament), an attack condemned by Washington, which declared itself vigilant before the "armed gangs and illegal Maduro known collective ".

"These acts of intimidation can not delay the inevitable: the peaceful restoration of democracy, stability and prosperity of the people of Venezuela," said US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

The wife of Marrero, Romy Moreno Molina, present in the Oval Office, announced the arrest of her husband at dawn last Thursday and said that she had no communication with him.

Shortly before meeting with Trump, Rosales met with Vice President Mike Pence, a virulent critic of Maduro, who also called on Vladimir Putin's government to stop supporting Maduro.

"The United States sees the arrival of a Russian military aircraft this weekend as an untimely provocation, and today we call on Russia to stop all support for the Maduro regime and to support Guaidó with nations of this hemisphere and all the neighboring countries, the world until freedom is restored. "Pence asked.

"Nicolás Maduro has to leave," he said.

Moscow on Tuesday confirmed the dispatch of military to expand the "cooperation" between Moscow and Caracas, "in accordance with the law," said the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Russia, which is with China one of the major creditors of the multibillion-dollar external debt of the former oil power, opposes Washington's campaign against Maduro.

Putin previously ordered his military or paramilitary forces to engage in conflict scenarios to challenge US strategies, including in Syria and Ukraine.