The paper writes that the US is making a “long-term effort” to force Maduro out of office in exchange for amnesty and the waiver of extradition proceedings. The US has “put all its cards on the table” to persuade Maduro to step down before his term ends in January, one of the sources said.
The article says Maduro refused to discuss the issue.
On July 28, presidential elections were held in Venezuela and Maduro was declared the winner. The opposition disagreed with the results of the vote and a wave of protests spread throughout the country.
Security forces arrested more than 2,000 rioters. According to Maduro, around 80% of those arrested were trained in the United States, Peru and Chile. He claims that US authorities and American businessman Elon Musk are responsible for the coup attempt in Venezuela.
In 2020, the U.S. Justice Department charged Maduro and 14 other Venezuelan officials with alleged “narcoterrorism, corruption and drug trafficking” and vowed to consider all options to detain them.
