“Trump plans to remove Maduro: what the new US administration is preparing for VenezuelaThe team of the newly elected US President Trump declares his intention to change the regime in Venezuela. Advisers compare the possible removal of Maduro to the recent ouster of Assad and consider non-military methods of influence.โ, โ write on: unn.ua
Donald Trump’s new administration says it intends to bring about regime change in Venezuela, where dictator Nicolas Maduro has “usurped” power, jailed his opponent and even this month threatened to invade the US territory of Puerto Rico.
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Note that under the leadership of Maduro, Venezuela has become a serious problem for Latin America and the United States. The regime has caused the largest modern migration crisis in the Western Hemisphere – over the past ten years, about 8 million people have left the country.
Trump’s advisers stress that they seek to remove Maduro by analogy with the recent overthrow of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, but emphasize that regime change does not necessarily involve military intervention.
“We wouldn’t be at all opposed to seeing Maduro as neighbors with Assad in Moscow,” said Trump’s adviser, who participates in foreign policy discussions.
Oil-rich but financially impoverished Venezuela is effectively “run by a drug-trafficking organization that has turned into a nation-state,” Florida Senator Marco Rubio said during his nomination hearing for the Trump administration’s secretary of state.
Rubio, who has previously been the target of an assassination attempt by the Venezuelan regime, also emphasized that Cuba, a longtime opponent of the United States in Latin America, is Venezuela’s closest ally. In addition, the Maduro regime has ties to China, Russia and Iran, which has even established drone production in Venezuela.
Trump has already imposed sanctions on Venezuela during his first term, but it is currently unclear what steps the president-elect plans to take to remove Maduro.
Trump’s interest in Venezuela is part of his broader national security strategy, which, despite its “America First” slogan, does not appear to be isolationist, especially with regard to the Western Hemisphere.
For example, after the November election, Trump expressed interest in strategically strengthening the American presence in Greenland, including the possibility of its acquisition.
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He also raised the issue of control over the Panama Canal due to China’s activity in the region. His approach, dubbed the “Donrow Doctrine,” even includes speculation about the annexation of Canada and possible military intervention in Mexico, much to the chagrin of U.S. allies.
On January 9, after the brief arrest of Venezuelan opposition leader Marรญa Corina Machado, Trump appeared on Truth Social, called her by name and warned that “freedom fighters must not be harmed and must remain safe and alive!”
After Maduro threatened to invade Puerto Rico, the island’s governor, Jennifer Gonzalez-Colon, asked Trump to respond. So far, Trump has not responded.
When asked about the Trump team’s response to Maduro’s threats, the Trump adviser laughed: “He’s going to invade Puerto Rico? With what?”.
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Allies of President-elect Donald Trump in the House of Representatives of the US Congress are trying to gain support for a bill authorizing negotiations on the purchase of Greenland.