In policy shift, U.S. offers to lift Venezuela sanctions for power-sharing deal

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Tuesday offered to begin lifting Venezuela sanctions if the opposition and members of President Nicolas Maduro’s Socialist Party form an interim government without him, marking a shift in a U.S. policy that has failed to end his grip on power.

Maduro has held onto power despite repeated U.S. efforts to oust him and shown no willingness to seriously negotiate an end to his rule. As such, Tuesday’s announcement could be seen as a bid by the administration to cut its losses and move on. But the Trump administration hopes an energy dispute between Russia and Saudi Arabia that has contributed to the plunging price of oil - Maduro’s main financial lifeline - and the growing coronavirus threat will help make Maduro and his loyalists more pliable.

FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a news conference at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Manaure QuinteroIn an apparent softening of tone, Abrams told Reuters that while Maduro would have to step aside, the plan did not call for him to be forced into exile and even suggested that he “could theoretically run” in the election.

The proposal represents a significantly less bellicose tone from the administration’s pronouncements since January of last year, when Guaido invoked the constitution to assume a rival interim presidency, arguing that Maduro’s 2018 re-election was a sham. Maduro calls Guaido a U.S. puppet.

Mike ' We cheated, we lied, we stole' Pompeo He should also add 'we murdered' to his resume

US is on her own merry mission feeling mighty & strong but how long this ride can last ?

Or you could just lift sanctions and stop being dicks.

First of all, Trump should resign, American people should file a lawsuit against him of criminal negligence of handling CoronavirusOutbreakusa, for months he kept on downplaying it calling it as flu, didn't do anything for containing it if 100,000 dies,blood is on trump’s hands

All he's doing by politicking is prolonging Covid19. What will Americans say when Venezuela's infected start crossing borders? It's an own goal. Quit the BS and lift the sanctions. Not time for politicking. We got a Global pandemic to neutralize. Pompeo Trump (OG)

America was built on genocide and slavery. Until white people have the balls to admit the crimes their ancestors and current generations committed, from which to this day they benefit greatly from, this will not change.

Lol.

Pompeo outlines plan for Venezuela transitional government that could lead to sanctions relief.

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Working hard during the pandemic. Environmental push back Venezuela didn't bend What's next? The USA needs pandemic issues to be paramount.

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