Trump says his phone call with Putin focused on humanitarian aid for Venezuelans
US President Donald Trump speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland. July 16, 2018. US President Donald Trump said on Friday he focused on humanitarian aid for Venezuelans during a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, backing away from recent harsh rhetoric about Russian involvement in the crisis.
In an interview with a small group of reporters, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Navy Admiral Craig Faller, commander of US Southern Command, flew to Washington to meet with him and other senior officials, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and John Bolton, President Trump's national security adviser.
The Venezuelan Observatory of Social Conflict reported on Friday that Yonder Villasmil was killed during a protest in the northwestern state of Merida.Four other deaths were previously reported in protests rocking the nation after Guaido tried to spark a military uprising on Tuesday.The observatory said 58 people have died during protests so far this year.
Lopez said Tuesday's opposition attempt to incite a military uprising against Maduro's government, which seemed to have fizzled out by Wednesday, was "part of a process." On Tuesday, Guaido -- who has been recognised by more than 50 countries as the crisis-wracked country's interim president -- urged the armed forces to rise up against the embattled leader.
"We've come to ratify our loyalty ... to the supreme commander of the armed forces, who is our only president, President Nicolas Maduro," Defense Minister General Vladimir Padrino said at the event. Venezuela's top court has ordered the arrest of Lopez, an opposition activist who took refuge in the Spanish Embassy after joining an attempt to topple Maduro this week.
"When you have more than half of the ministries controlled by the army, and they control the oil, the diamonds, the coal, the minerals, the gasoline and the justice and economic system, you have to understand that fundamentally the regime is military," Arria said. "So what has to collapse is the regime itself."
He began the event by saying he was sending prayers to the people of Venezuela in their "righteous struggle for freedom."A Venezuelan human rights group said at least four people died in two days of protests after Guaido called for a military uprising. "Pompeo phoned, called for us to refuse to support Maduro, called for Cuba and us not to interfere in the internal affairs of Venezuela. The whole story sounds quite surreal," Lavrov said.
Josep Borrell, who is the foreign minister in Spain's caretaker government, said Lopez is staying as a guest at the Spanish embassy in Caracas.He told Spanish media during an official trip to Jordan that Lopez is staying at the embassy until his next steps become clearer. Guaido, backed by a small contingent of security forces, called for the military to turn against Maduro on Tuesday. But police dispersed the crowds in clashes that raged for hours.The streets of the capital were calm on Thursday.Clashes broke out between opposition supporters and Venezuela's armed forces in the capital Caracas on Wednesday during May Day protests with opposition leader Guaido attempting to rally demonstrators against Maduro.
President Maduro has also called on his supporters to take to the streets, and a large group has already turned out.Russia warns against US 'interference' "President [Trump] has been consistent and unambiguous about that, that the option to use military force is available if that is what is ultimately called for. We hope it's not. We hope there can be a peaceful resolution and that Maduro will leave without violence."Maduro warned Tuesday that those responsible for a military uprising against him would face "criminal prosecutions.""I have spoken to the attorney general. I have chosen three prosecutors...
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