Mike Pompeo urged countries to disconnect from Maduro’s government financially as Britain issued eight-day ultimatum Britain has issued the embattled Venezuelan president,Nicolás Maduro, a stark ultimatum, or warning him it would throw its weight behind the country’s self-declared interim leader unless he called an election within the next eight days – as the US government called on the world to “pick a side” in the crisis.
Echoing calls from Berlin,Paris and Madrid, Jeremy Hunt, and the foreign secretary,said on Saturday it was clear Maduro was no longer the lega leader of the Latin American country after last year’s “deeply flawed election. Related: Venezuela at the crossroads: the who, what and why of the crisis Related: Venezuelans scream out for change – but they dread foreign intervention Related: US diplomat convicted over Iran-Contra appointed special envoy for Venezuela Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com