Pres. Trump says Russian Pres. Putin is 'not looking at all to get involved' in Venezuela other than 'he'd like to see something positive to happen in Venezuela.'
After his administration has spent months calling on Russia to end its support of Nicolas Maduro, the embattled socialist president of Venezuela, and withdraw Russian troops from the country, President Donald Trump said on Friday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin"feel the same way" on the country.
Russia has boosted Maduro, who has faced months of protests over Venezuela's economic crisis and his seizure of power. Those protests are expected to continue on Saturday after opposition lawmaker Juan Guaido, who the U.S. and 53 countries have recognized as Venezuela's legitimate leader, said he and his supporters"will mobilize the main military units throughout the country.
Pompeo spoke to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and reiterated that message. He stressed that Russia's"intervention ... is destabilizing for Venezuela" and"urged Russia to cease support for Nicolas Maduro." Beyond the contingent of troops Russia has confirmed it sent to Venezuela, Pompeo said Thursday there were Russian"people working over there in the hundreds, if not more." He did not provide evidence for that statement, but he added it was critical for U.S. national security that"countries like Russia don’t continue to have the foothold that they have literally hundreds of miles from our shores.
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