Juan Guaido in the UK: Do not give Nicolas Maduro gold

Guaido said government officials loyal to Maduro were trying to sell his foreign gold reserves to the UK and transfer the profits to Venezuela's central bank, Reuters reported.

A few days earlier, Bloomberg had announced that the British central bank had prevented officials from Maduro to withdraw $ 1.2 billion in gold. Citing unnamed sources, the report indicates that gold accounts for a significant portion of the $ 8 billion in foreign exchange reserves held by Venezuela's central bank.

The Bank of England said Saturday that it was providing gold conservation services to a large number of customers, but did not comment on these relationships.

"In all its operations, the Bank complies with the highest standards of risk management and complies with all applicable laws, including applicable financial penalties," the group said in a statement.

The United States, with the growing number of Western countries and regional neighbors, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Argentina, Brazil and Chile, have recognized Mr. Guaido as acting president.

Meanwhile, Russia, China and Cuba, among others, support Maduro, saying that Guaido's actions are directed against a military coup in Venezuela.

Clash between the battle leaders?

On Saturday, European leaders from the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Spain issued an ultimatum to Maduro to hold free elections in the next eight days.

However, Maduro responded to the European demand in an interview with CNN Turk.

"No one gives us an ultimatum," said Maduro. All of Europe bows to Donald Trump. It's as simple as that, especially with regard to Venezuela. "

The Venezuelan leader claimed that Venezuela had recently held numerous elections, including presidential elections in May, that the United States and several Latin American countries had not recognized as legitimate.

During the interview, Maduro refused to answer directly when asked when he would meet Guaido, but confirmed that he was "ready to talk" with "all the news." 39; opposition. "

In a video posted on Twitter on Sunday, Guaido urged the Venezuelan people to peacefully take to the streets on Wednesday to oppose the Maduro presidency. He also asked the people to join him for a second demonstration next Saturday, during which he called for support from Venezuela and the world.