Venezuela: The United States threatened Maduro with imprisoning him in Guantanamo when he did not accept the transition

National Security Advisor John Bolton said that if Chavez's leader does not leave office soon. Imminent intervention rejected.

John Bolton, national security adviser to US President Donald Trump, warned Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Friday that he could end up at "Guantánamo", in Cuba, where the United States of America he has a prison for terrorism suspects, he does not leave power soon.

"Yesterday, I tweeted to wish you a long and peaceful retreat on a beautiful beach, far from Venezuela, and the sooner you seize this opportunity, the more likely you will be able to retreat quietly to a beautiful beach instead to be on another beach like Guantanamo, "said Bolton in a radio interview.

Bolton ruled out an imminent military intervention from the United States, Brazil and Colombia in Venezuela, although he badured that President Donald Trump retained "all options on the table" to pressure Nicolás Maduro against to the crisis in the Caribbean country.

A few days ago, Bolton had attracted attention by holding in his hands an annotator with the phrase "5000 soldiers in Colombia".

This did not seem to be an oversight of the counselor, but rather a way to send a message to Maduro.

Bolton, who spoke with broadcaster Hugh Hewitt, said Washington's goal is to achieve a "peaceful transition of power" in Venezuela, for which it favors sanctions and "political pressure". ".

It also badyzes the possibilities of humanitarian aid delivery, as announced last week by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who revealed the possibility of a $ 20 million donation. dollars to programs of the Red Cross and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

How to distribute this aid without the intervention of the Maduro regime is a challenge that badyzed this Friday the population of Juan Guaidó in Caracas.

One day, there are new mobilizations this Saturday against Maduro – which Bolton expects to be "mbadive" – ​​the White House advisor admitted that Donald Trump is "very involved" in this affair, like this. was revealed in his recent appeal. phone to Guaidó.

Guaidó, president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, proclaimed on January 23 the "president in charge" of the South American country, a gesture that the United States endorsed from the beginning. Bolton, however, argued that any change was to come from Venezuela and recommended not giving reasons to Maduro to think that Guaidó is a "puppet" of Washington.

Although Bolton again asked Maduro to retire on "a beautiful beach far from Venezuela" and to do it "soon", he said that the amnesty offered by Guaidó would not cover the "atrocities" committed by the Chavez regime in recent years.

Source: Clarín, EFE and DPA