America offers Maduro to leave Venezuela

The United States of America has offered Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro “to leave for Russia” or another country, according to what Republican Senator Markwayne Mullen said on Sunday, while Washington deploys military forces off the coast of the Latin American country..

While Washington deploys military forces off the coast of the Latin American country.

“By the way, we gave Maduro a chance to leave,” the Oklahoma state senator told CNN. “We told him he could leave for Russia or another country.”“.

Mullen added to CNN: “The Venezuelan people have also said and said that they want a new leader and the restoration of Venezuela as a country.”“.

These statements come in light of severe tensions between the United States and Venezuela. US President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of military forces in the Caribbean Sea, and called on Saturday for Venezuela’s airspace to be considered “completely closed”, after sending the largest aircraft carrier in the world to the region..

The Republican billionaire justifies these operations by accusing Caracas of being behind drug smuggling into the United States.

For his part, Maduro denies these accusations, considering that Washington is using them as a pretext to overthrow him and seize his country’s oil reserves. On Saturday, his government ordered military maneuvers along the coast.

On Saturday, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham also spoke publicly about the possibility of regime change in Venezuela.

“For more than a decade, Maduro has taken control of a terrorist drug state that is poisoning America,” he said in a post on the X platform, describing the Venezuelan president as “an illegitimate leader.”“.

He continued: “President Trump’s steadfast commitment to ending this madness in Venezuela will save countless American lives and give the dear Venezuelan people a new opportunity.”

Senator Graham added: “I hear Türkiye and Iran are beautiful this time of year“

Phone call

In addition, Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday that he recently held a phone call with his Venezuelan counterpart.

“I can’t say if it went well or bad,” Trump said of the conversation with President Maduro, which was first reported by The New York Times. “It was a phone call.”“.

The New York Times reported that Trump and Maduro recently discussed by phone a possible meeting in the United States, while the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday that the conversation also covered the terms of a pardon if Maduro steps down..

Since September, US forces have targeted more than 20 ships suspected of involvement in drug smuggling in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing at least 83 people..