Initially, it was not known whether the telephone call with Nicolas Maduro was held, but Trump rapidly solved the concerns of journalists.
The Reuter Agency reported details of a short, little than 15 minutes of telephone conversation between the 2 leaders, which was scheduled to take place on 21 November. It appears from the established information that Maduro was to declare to Trump that he would leave the country if he received a warrant of amnesty, abolition of sanctions and termination of proceedings against him in the global Criminal Court. Venezuelan leader was besides expected to request the withdrawal of restrictions against more than a 100 people from his surroundings and propose that Vice president Delcy Rodriguez take over his duties until the fresh elections.
The U.S. can usage force
Trump was to reject most of Maduro's conditions and announce to him that he had 7 days to leave the country with his family. erstwhile the appointed time expired on Friday, the next day the U.S. president announced the closure of airspace over Venezuela. Media coverage besides shows that Trump threatened to usage force if Maduro did not quit power.
When asked on Sunday by journalists about why it was decided to consider the airspace over Venezuela closed, the president of the United States stated that this was due to the country's perception of being hostile to the US.
Prepared to defend the homeland
During the ceremonial military parade at Caracas Nicolas Maduro turned to the elite soldiers of the Bolivarian troops, calling them to stand by Defence of homeland and peace Faced threats from the United States Armed Forces.
Maduro attended the ceremony at which the soldiers of the Bolivarian troops were sworn in — a unit established in honor of Simon Bolivar, the perfect patron of the Venezuelan Revolution of the first half of the 19th century.
Nicolas Maduro is accused by the U.S. Attorney's Office of ties to the cartel Cartel de los Soles. In November, the group was recognised by the United States as a terrorist organisation.
