President Donald Trump warned Americans not to travel to Venezuela on Wednesday, echoing his State Department's warning that the country is unstable, while crediting his sanctions for dictator Nicolas Maduro's offer to negotiate
Maduro said overnight that he would be willing to sit down with opposition leader Juan Guaido and international mediators
He's refusing to bow to demands that he hold a free and fair election immediately, however
'The presidential elections in Venezuela took place, and if the imperialists want new elections, let them wait until 2025,' Maduro told Russian state-media outlet RIA
Trump in an early-morning tweet said that U.S.sanctions on Venezuela's state-owned oil companies changed Maduro's tune on talks
'Maduro willing to negotiate with opposition in Venezuela following U.S.sanctions and the cutting off of oil revenues,' he announced
'Guaido is being targeted by Venezuelan Supreme Court.Massive protest expected today
Americans should not travel to Venezuela until further notice.' Amid the increasing tension, the State Department warned Americans on Tuesday against traveling to the nation, which is seeing a resurgence of street protests and deaths of demonstrators, amid continuing chaos in the nation
Guaido assumed the presidency of Venezuela last week on a pledge to restore democracy, and the U
S.swiftly recognized him as the leader of the Latin American country.He is the head of the Venezuelan National Assembly, a body that Maduro has tried to totally undermine by having the democratically elected body replaced and stripped of its powers
Maduro has accused the United States of orchestrating a coup, and appealed to American citizens on social media early Wednesday morning to stop its government from interfering in the affairs of Latin America
'People of the # USA , I ask for your support to reject the interference of the Donald Trump government that intends to make of My Homeland a Vietnam in Latin America
Do not Let Him!' Maduro tweeted.He shared a direct to camera video on Twitter and Facebook, in Spanish, alongside the message in which he made a similar plea
In other messages on Tuesday and Wednesday, he shared photos of himself rallying soldiers during a military exercise, and announced on Twitter on that he'd deploying 50,000 troops to keep the peace in neighborhoods
'We have an extraordinary operational readiness, in keeping with the national defense,' he said in one
He proclaimed in another: 'I am and will be at the forefront of this battle.I count on the discipline and loyalty of the soldiers and soldiers of the Homeland
We are going to the deployment for peace, independence and sovereignty!' The Trump administration took another step to ratchet up pressure prior to Maduro's announcement, granting Guaido the ability to access the regime's frozen U
S.bank accounts.The State Department announced the move a day after the U.S.Treasury slapped sanctions on Venezuela's state-owned oil companies and set in place a system to freeze accounts that also could be placed under Guaido's control
Venezuela immediately hit back, with the nation's attorney general warning Guaido was not free to leave the country
We denounce the illegitimate former Venezuelan Attorney General's threats against President Juan Guaido
Let me reiterate - there will be serious consequences for those who attempt to subvert democracy and harm Guaido
Maduro also claimed Donald Trump ordered the Colombian government and mafia to assassinate him, as a mystery Russian jet landed in Venezuela this week 'to ship out gold from the central bank'
Maduro said that he has no doubt that the US President 'gave the order to Colombia to kill me' and that if something happens to him 'Donald Trump will be responsible'
Despite his hard line against Trump, Maduro said he is willing to negotiate with Guaido, who is recognized as president by the US and most Western nations as of last week
Meanwhile, a Russian chartered Boeing 777 - carrying just two crewmembers and no passengers - landed in Caracas, allegedly to carry 20 tons of gold from the Central Bank of Venezuela out of the country
That move drew yet another stern response from National Security Advisor John Bolton
'We denounce the illegitimate former Venezuelan Attorney General's threats against President Juan Guaido
Let me reiterate - there will be serious consequences for those who attempt to subvert democracy and harm Guaido,' Bolton tweeted
Under the latest U.S.policy, Guaido, who declared himself the legitimate president of the country, can access accounts maintained by the government and the nation's central bank
The move would 'protect Venezuela's patrimony from further theft by Maduro's corrupt regime,' according to the statement, calling out President Nicolas Maduro's government
'This certification will help Venezuela's legitimate government safeguard those assets for the benefit of the Venezuelan people,' it continued
Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek Saab said he had asked the Supreme Court to open a preliminary investigation into Guaido, accusing him of helping foreign countries to interfere in internal matters
He also asked the court to impose a travel ban on the 35-year-old leader and to freeze his bank accounts
Bolton responded by warning of 'serious consequences,' while state-run oil company PDVSA sought to sidestep U
S.sanctions.In another sign of support, Vice President Mike Pence met with Guaido's newly named acting Charge d'affaires Carlos Alfredo Vecchio
He said at the White House Tuesday his nation had a 'unique opportunity' now after 20 years of fighting for democracy
'We have a united opposition right now.we have a strong national assembly.and we have the democratic world backing us, supporting our agenda, so this is a unique opportunity,' he said
'This is a fight between a dictatorship, which is totally controlled by the Cuban regime, against the free world
We cannot do this alone,' he added.The sweeping sanctions on PDVSA, announced on Monday and aimed at curbing crude exports to the United States and driving Maduro from power, were the strongest measures yet against the 56-year-old former union leader who has overseen economic collapse and an exodus of millions of Venezuelans in recent years
The measures triggered higher global oil prices, angry responses from China and Russia and the first serious moves against Guaido since he challenged Maduro's claim on the presidency last week
The United States and several other countries have recognized Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate head of state and denounced Maduro as a usurper
Maduro, sworn in on Jan.10 for a second term after disputed elections last year, accuses Guaido of staging a U
S.-directed coup against him.Maduro is backed by a number of countries, including Russia
Maduro's inauguration sparked protests throughout Venezuela.Over 40 people are believed to have been killed in political violence last week, including 26 shot by pro-government forces, five killed in house raids and 11 during looting, U
N.human rights spokesman Rupert Colville said on Tuesday.He said more than 850 people were detained between Jan
21 and Jan.26, including 77 children, some as young as 12.Guaido said on Tuesday he did not underestimate the threat of imprisonment but did not believe it was 'anything new
'Many opposition leaders have been imprisoned in the South American nation.'We are here
We will keep acting and working to confront the humanitarian crisis,' Guaido told a news conference
Most experts believe the sanctions and other measures against Maduro will encourage him to step down only if he loses the support of the powerful military, which until now has been mostly loyal to the leftist ruling party founded by late President Hugo Chavez
Maduro appeared on a television broadcast from a military base on Tuesday, praising the soldiers' loyalty
As a lawmaker who heads the National Assembly, Guaido has immunity from prosecution unless ordered by a top court
However, the Supreme Court is loyal to Maduro and is expected to quickly open the investigation
The U.S.State Department said on Tuesday it had certified Guaido's authority to control certain assets held by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or other U
S.-insured banks, including government and central bank accounts.PDVSA responded to the sanctions by ordering customers with tankers waiting to load crude destined for the United States to prepay, according to sources
Such prepayment could be in violation of the sanctions, setting the stage for a standoff at the ports
PDVSA is also seeking to sidestep the sanctions by asking major buyers, including U
S.refiners, to renegotiate contracts, sources said.The Kremlin condemned the sanctions as illegal interference, while China said they would lead to suffering for which Washington would bear responsibility
Both countries have lent billions of dollars to Venezuela and are concerned about new stress on debt payments
International Brent crude oil futures rose over 2 percent on Tuesday in reaction.Venezuela is among the world's largest heavy crude oil producers
The new U.S.sanctions could cause problems for Venezuela when it comes to servicing its sovereign debt to Russia, which stands at $3
15 billion, Russian Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak told reporters on Tuesday
In Geneva, senior U.S.and Venezuelan diplomats traded jibes at a disarmament conference
Venezuela's ambassador, Jorge Valero, said the administration of U.S.President Donald Trump was preparing a 'military invasion' and questioned whether Washington had the moral authority to 'impose a diktat' on Caracas
Venezuela has sunk into economic and political turmoil under Maduro's socialist government, with inflation seen rising to 10 million percent this year
The loss of revenue from the United States, the No.1 buyer of Venezuelan crude, is sure to further hamper the government's ability to import basic goods like food and medicine, exacerbating a humanitarian crisis that has prompted more than 3 million people to leave the country in recent years
'Sanctions on Venezuela will lead to the deterioration of conditions of people's lives,' Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a news briefing in Beijing
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