"His days are numbered." The American Senator has advice for Maduro

In short

• Senator Rick Scott announced Nicolas Maduro's days were numbered and advised him to flee to Russia or China.

• He announced that the collapse of Maduro's government could entail the end of the government in Cuba, dependent on Venezuelan oil.

• The United States is exacerbating force on Venezuela through military action and CIA covert operations.

Scott commented on the overthrow of the socialist leader Venezuela in the 60 Minutes programme aired on Sunday evening on CBS tv devoted to the increasing force of the US on Caracas.

– If I were Maduro, I'd go to Maduro now. Russia either China. His days are numbered. Something's gonna happen. Whether it's something interior or external, I think something's going to happen – said Senator from Florida belonging to close allies of the president of the United States.

However, the politician estimated that despite the accumulation of US troops in the region He'd be surprisedIf there were an American invasion of Venezuela.

– America will take care of the confederate hemisphere (Venezuela is located in the northern hemisphere). And we will make certain that she reigns there. Freedom and Democracy – he said. He besides announced that the collapse of Maduro government will affect the collapse of the government in Cuba, which involves supplies of subsidised oil from Venezuela.

The United States is intensifying force on Venezuela. A series of attacks against cartels

Part of the CBS programme was devoted to the situation in Venezuela in the face of further Trump administration movements against this country. Friday

Pentagon reported that it had been sent to the Adriatic region. carrier USS Gerald Ford and his companions warships. The day before, the president of the United States Donald Trump announced strikes against drug cartels on land alongside erstwhile strikes against boats suspected of transporting drugs, most of which came from from Venezuela.

Trump has besides previously reported on the initiation of a secret CIA operation within the country.

Venezuela an crucial point on the smuggling route. In the background of Maduro's accusation

Although Venezuela is not 1 of the main producers of drugs, is an crucial part The smuggling route. Maduro remained in 2020 formally accused in court in New York to co-chair drug smuggling operations into the US together with the left-wing Colombian FARC organization.

This year's prize for information leading to capture of the leader was doubled from $25 to $50 million. Despite this, the Trump administration has so far said that does not search to change the government in Venezuela, even if – like Biden's administration – he does not consider Maduro to be a legitimate leader due to fraudulent elections.