What are the four countries in which Nicolás Maduro could take refuge if he decided to leave Venezuela

February 13, 2019

"Plan B" by Nicolás Maduro is ready to be applied when they deem it necessary. However, for the moment, the president of Venezuela will remain "to resist".

After that Juan Guaidó is proclaimed in VenezuelaMaduro is becoming more complicated. In addition to popular protests demanding his resignation, the economic crisis, shortages and record inflation. In addition, the Bolivarian leader is resisting with the help of his usual allies and part of the army.

Although Maduro says that he will not leave Venezuela and he will defend his homeland from those he considers to be attacks from abroad, the versions of a possible "plan B" in case you need to leave the country and take refuge in another.

According to the Bloomberg agency, the four destinations that the Bolivarian could reach are: Cuba, Russia, Mexico and Turkey.

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"In Cuba, the communist government of Miguel Díaz-Canel is an ideological ally of the bolivarian republic of Maduro", Said the portal of economic information.

In addition, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is one of the few Latin American leaders who he did not recognize Guaidó as the legitimate president.

In the same way, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could give him refuge in his country. Last month, he phoned her to show his support and called him "my brother".

In Russia, the Kremlin has already expressed support for and opposition to the government's interference Donald Trump. "If Maduro were to go to Russia, President Vladimir Putin would give him refugeor ", said Andrey Kortunov, chairman of the International Affairs Council, a Kremlin-created research organization, adding:" It is not our business to give up on ours and it is still part of it. "

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The wife of Maduro, Cilia Flores, is one of the drivers of the emergency plan to leave the country. The woman is worried about her husband's future and for that reason, press so that they have a second plan before any inconvenience.

Elliott Abrams, Special Representative for Venezuela of the United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo said that In addition to Russia and Cuba, other countries have contacted He did not say the names and they were willing to accept members of the Chavez government if it could facilitate the transition.

Maduro's exit from the country can be risky, at least for the countries concerned. While the United States said that it was time for him to leave, he could retaliate against the country that offered him refuge.