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the u.s. and colombia have been longtime friends and we have received a lot of support from your administration. terrorism, to, promote economic growth, and obviously trade. it is something very important to highlight today and it is that we share values on democracy and we want to work together to put an end to the brutal dictatorship that has been affecting the venezuelan people. i'm very happy that the diplomatic blockade is working like no time before. i think the days for this dictatorship are about to end and we are working in those lines. thank you for hosting us, thank you madame first lady for inviting us to your house, and i'm very pleased that we will continue strengthening the relationship between colombia and the u.s. >> thank you very much, mr. president. one thing i might add, we have tremendous support. colombia. we have tremendous support all over south america, all over the world really. we have a tremendous number of countries not only that have joined, but want to do whatev

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president of welcome isand also excellently the president of welcome the presidents -- the presence of the u.s. vice president, mr. mike pence. underlineso like to the vice president of brazil. i wish to express the great joining theing here -- as aup as word representative of his people that. i would like to greet him with a show of hands. i would also like to thank the presence here of the vice tableer here at the head ambassador andan also to express my pleasure and gratitude for having with us two great friends of the inter-american system. talking about the secretary-general of the organization of american states, thank you for joining us. as well as the presence of our dear friend, the president of the inter-american bank. thank you for your presence. i would also like to thank several of the ministers of foreign affairs of all of the member countries of the lima group as well as countries who have joined us as observers of these deliberations. i would also like to greet the representative of the multilateral agencies and to thank the leadership exercised today and throughout our deliber

. >> yes, the u.s. government has provided $140 million for neighboring countries, in particular, colombia, of which $97 million of that is u.s. aid, has administered. administrator green is meeting tomorrow, with president duque of colombia, to talk precisely of recalibrating where we are, what support have we been able to provide, what more is needed, and have those kinds of discussions, because those impacts have been severe on neighboring countries, brazil, colombia, peru, ecuador, and trinidad tobago. >> thank you very much. and mr. abrams, i'm going to keep asking you the same question about tps and i want to reinforce what my colleagues, for those of us in your testimony, you talked about how more than 10% of venezuelan's population has been forced to flee their country. as you know, many of them have come to south florida. debbie's district to my district, to mario diaz-bollard to debbie wasserman-schultz's district. and we are very concerned, and i want to reiterate to the administration, we've

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hello i'm a saucy attain doha with the top stories on al-jazeera the u.s. backed syrian democratic forces say they've begun their final battle to push eisel out of its last remaining territory the kurdish led fight to say the offensive is focused on the village of bug who's in the east india is all province u.s. airstrikes have helped them to surround i saw members there and in recent weeks more than twenty thousand civilians have left the area and tooting fighters families. violence broke out between the syrian democratic forces and a group of i still fight is targeting a u.s. military base near the oil fields at least ten attackers were killed two escaped. is syria's largest oil field it was recaptured from two years ago stephanie deca is monitoring developments from neighboring turkey. the syrian democratic forces say that it is the most hard core fighters that remain in this area it is a small area of territory it will be significant of course if the announcement comes within the next week or so that's according to u.s. president that obviously territor

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u.s. vice president on monday to discuss the situation well president nicolas maduro meanwhile did express his own concerns about washington's real intentions in sending aid just maintain he is the rightful president of venezuela the post he has held since twenty thirteen and accuses quite of violating the constitution he adds to that is attempting to aided and abetted by the us that is why his foreign minister has also blasted the white house accusing secretary of state. of fabricating reasons to start a war against caracas meanwhile washington says it's preparing more sanctions. venezuela's military has a choice embrace democracy protect civilians and allow in humanitarian aid or face even more sanctions in isolation the u.s. will take action against those who oppose the peaceful restoration of democracy in venezuela now is the time to act in support of the needs of the desperate venezuelan people. meanwhile thousands have been showing that civil president maduro at a rally on saturday h

u.s. intervention caracas has broken off relations with colombian diplomats are now leaving the country meanwhile a standoff was also rose you want to venezuela's border with brazil throughout south asia. yes. on the colombian venezuelan border i'm on the colombia side you can see venezuela behind me there was a lot of momentum here to get these so-called humanitarian aid trucks through one boy made an appearance he climbed up on one of the trucks addressed the crowd and he made a statement standing alongside his allies and the president of chile and the president apparent why the other bridge crossings in the area have seen violent clashes indeed now one humanitarian aid truck was reportedly even set on fire at one point protesters uprooted a tree trunk and used it actually as a battering ram against venezuelan police vehicle in another instance protesters from both sides were throwing rocks at one another. both nicolas maduro and one guy i don't know have called for protests from their r

u.s. media reporting that the r. and b. singer r. kelly has been indicted on multiple counts of sexual abuse nearly two decades the fifty two year old real name is robert so fast a killer. skewed. his face accusations of child pornography sex with minors operating a sex cult and sexual battery he denies the accusations. united states says it plans to send to keep a small peacekeeping force of around two hundred troops in northern syria with another two hundred military base in time for the u.s. is working with nato allies to assemble a force of up to one and a half thousand troops in the region the last pocket of territory in syria held by islamic state group militants near the village. in the east of the country in the past few weeks thousands of civilians including family members have been evacuated to refugee camps in the north. defeated many of their wives and children have no homes to return to. by as territory one stretched across a third of both syria and iraq now they hold this little village in eastern syria. this footage pr

also coming up this hour venezuela's opposition leader says he does not rule large asking for a u.s. military.

who twice broke out of mexican prisons was extradited to the u.s. in twenty seventeen and sixty one year old could spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury found him guilty of smuggling tons of cocaine and heroin into the u.s. through his global drug empire will be sentenced in june. there were tens of thousands of taking to the streets to demand the military allow much needed humanitarian aid into the country opposition leader who called for the demonstrations and he says the government's blockade is endangering hundreds of thousands of lives one hundred tons of food and medicine the whiting in neighboring colombia the president during refusing to allow it into the country he says the aid is part of a u.s. plot to overthrow his government. tens of thousands on the streets of caracas buckers a venezuelan opposition leader and self declared president one. day responding to glide was called to put pressure on the military to withdraw its support for president nicolas maduro support that is making possible the blockade of desperately needed ai

u.s. president donald trump has nominated kelly knight craft to be washington's ambassador to the united nations craft currently served us ambassador to canada and she's confirmed shell replace outgoing as u.n. envoy in the case of the. u.s. r. and b. singer r. kelly has been arrested on ten counts of aggravated sexual abuse for nearly two decades the fifty two year old artist whose real name is robert sylvester kelly has faced accusations of child pornography sex with minors operating a sex coach and sexual battery he denies the accusations. the german state generated a record annual surplus of fifty eight billion euros in twenty eighteen it's in a row and despite a slowdown in the last quarter of these year the treasury benefited from the oil and job market and low interest rates. supporters of humanitarian aid relief for venezuela say they've made preparations for a showdown at the border with colombia on saturday self-proclaimed interim president one guy joe has called on supporters to

u.s. aid gathering on venezuela's borders sparked increasingly fierce clashes at checkpoints between opposition supporters and those loyal to the president nicolas maduro. following the clashes venezuela's self-proclaimed leader urged the world to consider all options to liberate the people of venezuela he disputes the legitimacy of president maduro claiming that the last elections were rigged why they also announced this plan to meet with the u.s. vice president on monday to discuss the situation. president nicolas maduro meanwhile has expressed serious concern about washington's real intentions in sending that he maintains that he is the rightful president of venezuela the post the celcius twenty thirteen and accuses why this and abetted by the u.s. and as well as foreign minister also blasted the white house and accused sexual state might pompei or fabricating reasons to start a war against caracas meanwhile washington says that it's preparing more sanctions venezuela's military has a c

once again, the u.s. will be pursuing a strategy that has failed over and over and over again for absolutely no good result. madam speaker, there is a better way that deserves vocal bipartisan support. look, we should continue to press cuba on human rights. with our latin american and european allies, we should challenge cuba to play a constructive role as they did in the colombia peace process. there are -- there is growing internet access and there is more political space for cuban citizens. a growing private sector that now accounts for a third of cuba's labor force and despite policies that limit contact, there are rich, cultural, educational and intellectual exchanges between americans and cuba. should follow we president trump's original instinct and allow americans to do business with cuba. we should pass congressman crawford's bill to increase the competitiveness of our should f agricultural exports to cuba. there is no reason for us to ave only one -- only a 1/8 market share of cuba's $2 billion

just giving the u.s. president a fraction of the moneney he wants to build the wall on the mexican border. belgium's 14p, airports have been shut down by a nationwide strike. we will have the details in the business update. and get your geek out. we're heading to brazil's round-the-clock tech fair party. the details coming up. first, a look at the top stories from paris. ♪ thousandsn venezuela, of supporters turned out to back opposition leader juan guaido on tuesday. he has been in a standup of president nicolas maduro over international aid that has been blocked at the border. maduro has refused to let the eighth in, -- aid in. guaido told a crowd it will be brought in the number four february 23. reporter: a showdown looms. the people filling the streets of caracas in protest of nicolas maduro's government demanding that waiting humanitarian aid be allowed to enter the country. they finally have their eyes set on a date. a week and a half from now, or one month to the day opposition leader juan guaid

this is on top of u.s. aid that is sitting along sent to columbia and brazil bringing u.s. assistance to $195 million, hundred 52 million in humanitarian aid and 43 million in development or economic assistance . >> . >> at the end of world war ii, this country build out asia and europe after the war and now we are in debt in debt to who? the national debt is a farce, who do we owe this kind of money to? i'd like to know who this group of people is because somebody has to be collecting this money somebody has to be collecting this money, and all this farcical talk about international loans, and back and forth, it is the interest rate, the fake interest rate that put this country into debt, you make it people have to wake up, america should have its own banking system, and tell the people that we supposedly owe the debt to, to go to you know where. >> the 2 largest holders of the debt are china and japan, back and forth, usually, bringing up world war ii, the $22 trillion, as a percent of the economy, it's the highs the debt has ever been other than the three years in the im

how does the u.s. work to pry them towards gauido, the president that's now been recognized by the united states? >> i mean, they've got to read the tea leaves here. they're coming under enormous pressure from the international community. they see countries that were previously friendly to them turning against them. they see the recognition of this new government. i mean, they themselves have got to draw their conclusion, their own conclusions. but to me, it's clear that right now they're walking up a blind alley and with a shift in their position, they could significantly alter the situation is and even save the country. >> these things, and you've seen a few of them in your time too, when you have these regime changes, there does seem to be a tipping point where, exactly as you say, the military has to decide that the future is not the same as the present. and in your experience, when does that point come? how to you get to that point? >> well, it's very hard to tell, and it's different in different

u.s. aid gathering on venezuela's borders have sparked increasingly fierce clashes at checkpoints between opposition supporters and those loyal to president nicolas maduro. following those clashes venezuela self-proclaimed leader. of the world to consider all options to liberate the people of venezuela he disputes the legitimacy of president during claiming the last elections were rigged why they also announced his plan to meet with the u.s. vice president on monday to discuss the situation while president nicolas maduro meanwhile has expressed serious concern about washington's real intentions in sending aid he maintains he is the rightful president of venezuela the. twenty thirteen in the keys is why i don't know of violating the constitution he adds to that quite i was attempting a coup aided and abetted by the us and is while his foreign minister also blasted the white house accusing secretary of state. of fabricating reasons to start a war against caracas meanwhile washington says it

on wednesday the u.s. secretary of state in colombia's foreign ministers call them president maduro to change his mind. where we have been as well and people are calling for this humanitarian aid to arrive and what needs to do is not impede our being as well and brothers from getting the humanitarian aid they need this is the entrance to the bridge the main entry point for the aid arriving from the capital but we're still days away from being ready to operate as a humanitarian corridor the building there you see behind me is being adapted to properly store food and medicine that will arrive for the first trucks are still on their way from what they're in they're expected here at some point on thursday and local authorities are telling us that even once all this will be ready they still don't have a clear plan and how to move this into venezuela. on the venezuela side of the border hungry families were anxiously waiting for news of the shipments. and even here in colombia venezuela and who fled their home c

u.s. aid gathering on venezuela's border to spot increasingly fierce clashes at checkpoints between opposition supporters and those loyal to president nicolas maduro. following the clash is venezuela's self-proclaimed leader one guy dirge the world to consider all options to liberate the people of venezuela he disputes the legitimacy of president dura claiming that the last elections were rigged by doe also announced his plan to meet with the u.s. vice president on monday to discuss the situation the president nicolas maduro meanwhile has expressed serious concern about washington's real intentions in sending aid he maintains that he is the rightful president of venezuela the post that he's held since twenty thirteen and he accuses quiet though of violating the constitution yeah that's why those attempting a coup aided and abetted by the united states and as well as foreign minister also blasted the white house accusing secretary of state mark pompei of fabricating reasons to start a war a

u.s. will take action against those who oppose the peaceful restoration of democracy in venezuela now is the time to act in support of the needs of the desperate venezuelan people. meanwhile filed in for the showing that support for material at the rally on saturday he called on venezuelans to take to the streets to defend the country's independence he also denounced by doe as an american puppet i didn't think if. i swear it's a form of cheating now since it is up to the next president of venezuela i added states probably recognize a national symbol of president one point you know as the interim president of venezuela we recognize and express our full support for the president of venezuela assumed by the president of the national assembly. it is clear that the just matter of his not the legitimate leader will set us by law so you're not going to believe that the plan is the right person that is why the forward. looking out. for our lives could be meaningless how in the. final sun. we seek

leader upon by doe urges the international community to keep all options open and says it will meet with u.s. vice president mike pence on monday. and then determine when his lake of fire and took their chance to pull level with the table top first don't want. i'm called for like good to have you with us francis has vowed the catholic church will spare no effort to bring child abusers and the clergy to justice the pontiff was speaking at the end of a four day vatican summit to stop it ophelia in the church the gathering took place amid an avalanche of allegations against catholic priests and evidence that their superiors concealed their crimes in his address francis promised the church would end its culture of cover ups and decisively confront perpetrators zero point two reaffirm that the church will spare no effort to do the truth all it is necessary to bring to justice who. has committed such crimes. the church will never seek to hush up to take seriously any case but. let's go right away to our religious affairs correspondent in rome the pope has promised decisive action against abuse wha

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the u.s. steps up its rhetoric on venezuela as much needed aid moves closer to the border in colombia. you're watching al-jazeera live from a headquarters and i'm dating you now also i had the thai king sr steps forward to go into the running for next month's prime ministerial election. un special rapporteur. died in a brutal and premeditated killing carried out by saudi officials. to look at the films vying for the coveted golden bear award at the berlin film festival. hello the united states has the time for a dialogue of venezuela's president. over and back self declared interim leader one quite so and is calling for moderate to hand power over and leave the country washington has also announced visa bans on members of the program or a constituent assembly as to discussions with dural negotiating with him on his departure is fine if we ever get to that negotiation obviously he may flee some days or he may seek to negotiate conditions but that's not what he's done in the past what he's done

the u.s. government has warned of severe consequences should anything happen do i lol government supporters call it a cheap publicity stunt opponents a useless attempt to intimidate them and to add more drama to the day the interior minister announced what he called a plot by mercenaries allegedly paid by the opposition to assassinate people and to members of the military this he says in order to raise the level of upheaval in venezuela. and that is that if you evidence the telephone analysis and interrogations and i produced this morning to capture petard conal. not only is a cruel it's fifty four years old wanted for attempted assassination treason instigating an uprising attacking military facilities. earlier had presented the opposition's plan for the nation a road map pretty good political stability. the first priority he said is to obtain urgently needed humanitarian aid and that could put the army and president in a dilemma. neighboring colombia and brazil are offering to send the trans

it's of supplying weapons to armed groups in yemen as the u.s. diverts billions of dollars worth of weapons after buying them from the west many of the groups they supply or been accused of war crimes. briggs's supporters have reacted angrily to remarks by one of the e.u.'s top politicians european council president donald tusk said there's a special place in hell for british politicians who supported leaving the e.u. without a concrete plan. the country now known as north macedonia is a step closer to joining nato greece's given its approval for the former yugoslav republic to join the military alliance firefighters in california been tackling a major blaze after a gas explosion in san francisco huge plumes of fire and smoke prompted evacuations of nearby buildings those are the headlines we're back in half an hour right now it's the strain. as venezuela is on the brink. with two men facing off for power. one self-proclaimed interim venezuelan leader. tweets to al-jazeera. i have a ok i really could be here in the stream today a political promis

u.s. vice president monday to discuss the situation president maduro meanwhile expressed serious concern about washington's real intentions in sending aid he maintains that he is the rightful president of the country the post sees held since twenty thirteen and he accuses of violating the country's constitution but those attempting a coup aided and abetted he says by the u.s. and as well as foreign minister also blasted the white house accusing secretary of state might pompei or of fabricating reasons to start a war against caracas empire though doesn't seem too concerned continuing to add fuel to the fire. they have a duly elected interim president mr gore though the american people have been most generous providing a couple hundred tons of food medicine hygiene kits for the venezuelan people and then will continue to build out the global coalition to put the force behind the voice of the venezuelan people in all files instead of been showing the support for the rally on saturday he calle

banking system or any u.s. scholars for that matter so we can see venezuelan oil flow to china as well as india doro has been taking steps to increase their sales into india where of course reliance and then why our refineries have been big purchases of that type of crude oil so that could still continue as long as they do not use the if you will the u.s. banking system and when israel has got the world's largest proven oil reserves of course now how much influence do you think that had on the us foreign policy specifically towards the country. well i think it had less had less significance because as you're aware u.s. oil production just hit another record of twelve million barrels a day last week so we're far less dependent on venezuelan import we were in the past venezuelan imports as you point out were about five hundred thousand barrels a day years ago they were triple that amount so the u.s. does not really need the venezuelan oil and the u.s. sanctions also prevent from his from selling chemicals that wh

talking trade on many levels the u.s. and chinese negotiators are meeting again in washington with the u.s. reportedly issuing fresh demands meanwhile representatives of the private sector are in beijing discussing their approach to the trade also coming up quite a ways chief executive is hitting back at the u.s. he says there is no way the united states can crush us the world needs a way does it really and strong sales for cuba's signature export as the chinese develop a taste for cigars. i'm chris cuomo in berlin good to have you with us make or break trade talks between the united states and china have moved back to washington after a round of negotiations ended last week with no deal though officials said there was progress in difficult areas back in beijing the chinese foreign minister minister met for talks with u.s. representatives including the vice president of the u.s. chamber of commerce from the private sector u.s. media report that washington once beijing to promise it will not devalue the yuan currency as pa

u.s. aid gathering on venice why this borders have sparked increasingly face clashes at checkpoints between opposition supporters and those loyal to president nicolas maduro. well following those clashes venezuela's self-proclaimed leader. urged the world to consider all options to liberate the people of venezuela he disputes the legitimacy of president claiming the last elections were rigged why don't also announce to his plan to meet with the u.s. vice president on monday to discuss the situation of the president nicolas maduro meanwhile has expressed serious concern about washington's real intentions in sending aid he maintains he's the rightful president of venezuela the post he has held since twenty thirteen and accuses of violating the constitution he adds to that quote i was attempting a coup aided and abetted by the us and is while his foreign minister also blasted the white house accusing the secretary of state might pompei were fabricating reasons to start a war against caracas m

the u.s. withdral from the iran nuclear deal today at the annual munich security conference in guserman. penc strong language in his speech to top global defense and foreign policy officials demanding that european countries back u.s. sanctions against iran. >> the time has come for our european partners tg stop undermins. sanctions against this murderous, ncvolutionary regime. >> sreenivasan: e spoke after merkel used her speech to defend the decision by germany and other nations to remain in the 2015 iran nuclear agreement- - saying it is a way to continue to exert pressure on iran. the united kingdom, germany, france, russia, china, and the european union are still part of the agreement with iran. in a surprise announcement last ght-the presidential election planned for today in nigeria has been postponed. the country's electoral commission said it needed to delay the vote for one week because of logistical and security concerns. the decision came as polling stations were about to open. hou

well of course the support by the u.s. is important to the u.s. is a heavyweight in the american continent as we know and it has tools that no other country has to pressure and it could as my little and his government especially when we talk about sanctions for example against people close to me as my little or to the oil industry which is still the only real export of the venezuelan government and the core of the venezuelan economy that being said when we talk about military support things change why because if the u.s. decides to have some kind of military intervention into venezuelan territory to force a change of government it wouldn't be the first time this happens in latin america and that creates deep wounds especially emmet the leftist governments now we have one in a very prominent country mexico that has not even recognized one white boy as interim president so it is a sensitive context to talk about a military intervention right now let's hear from the man himself has. a calling for backup from his latin american allies. you see the use

a u.s. delegation including steve mnuchin and trade representative robert lightheizer are currently in banaling for talks with officials. let's get back on over to the u.k. inflation has fallen to a two-year low with cpi coming in at 1.8%. that is below the bank of england's target. >> 1.8%. we heard from a very dovish carney last week and she says she's slashing inflation numbers that are not there it seems they'll do anything -- given all the uncertainties. >> i doubt they'll do anything ahead of brexit. if there were to be a no deal brexit, it's possible the bank of england might be cutting later in the year. the normal circumstances would be expected to rise at this point. the pay growth numbers have been stronger than inflation numbers. bank of england suggested for a while rsh that would be one of its key markets for deciding to raise rates furthered. the bank is expecting it to grow a little faster. i would have thought that under normal circumstances, you would expect rates to be ris

he accused the u.s. of attempting to smuggle weapons under the cover of humanitarian aid and considering the involvement of the state department special envoy to venezuela elliott abrams who did just exactly that back in the one nine hundred eighty s. under the reagan administration it seems to be a legitimate concern now the latest is that venezuela's president nicolas maduro has ordered the he's cut all ties with colombia so a total diplomatic rupture which is certainly a disturbing development but it's all quiet here at tea and. bridge but at the other crossings there are clashes going on and i thank them a thank owen reporting from the colombia venezuela border force. reboot and may be deported to russia is that he thinks months according to his lawyer as he's hopeful that she will be released in two to six weeks and he joined me earlier to discuss the case we have a status conference for the judge on tuesday and will inform the job the government prosecutors and hopefully that point will set a date

playing pool costs five or twenty u.s. cents it's the only form of entertainment they can afford and the lack of prospects truck ethiopians to the streets to demand jobs last year if employment prospects aren't force coming soon existing tensions over land and the city could boil over. now to some of the other stories making news around the world. the u.s. has presented a draft resolution to the u.n. security council calling for fresh elections in venezuela and for aid deliveries to be allowed to enter the country across the border from colombia that immediately triggered a counter proposal from russia which supports venezuela's president nicolas maduro . thousands of protesters have rallied in spain's capital madrid demanding that socialist prime minister pedro sanchez step down a protest was called by a right wing party they say sanchez has to resign after he held talks with catalan separatists are demanding a referendum on independence. the typological party that nominated says brought for a prime minister could be bann

the u.s. has done in cases of russia and venezuela, unity purpose is something that is really important. also when it comes to the kind of sanctions you would like to factornt, another key for effectiveness is implementation because as long that is a sanction regime, is just not good enough and for the netherlands, it is very regiment that sanction agreed is also implemented and we try to also reach out to other countries. undid that we were on the security council last year to also help them and addressing intacles they face implementation when it came to building and we also contributed to various products of the state department implemented so it is very important to have that unity and it also means that in text andrity legislation that is introduced on top of multilateral. we sometimes struggle with that with all of our companies on the european side because you have to admit that in certain cases, there is a certain degree or certain amount of ambiguity text which is understandable becau

u.s. he accused the u.s. of attempting to smuggle weapons under the cover of humanitarian aid and considering the involvement of the state department special envoy to venezuela elliott abrams who did just exactly that back in the one nine hundred eighty s. under the reagan administration it seems to be a legitimate concern now the latest is that venezuela's president nicolas maduro has ordered the he's cut all ties with colombia so a total diplomatic rupture which is certainly a disturbing development. meanwhile the red cross is warning that people on the border with colombia are falsely advertising themselves as working for the aid group to try and get into venezuela expressed concern that this threatens the organization's image of impartiality video shows people with red cross emblems on their shirts blending in with the crowd and chanting slogans the humanitarian organization has demanded that activists stop wearing their insignia. meanwhile thousands have been showing their support for

and followed in the u.s. his footsteps but countries like russia china mexico cuba they quickly reacted in support of the duros government now most e.u. countries also decided to back why don't the dural refuse their ultimatum to hold another presidential election and u.s. national security advisor john bolton called on these pro pro majority governments to switch sides doubling down on the bad that doesn't make it to good that there is still time for russian others to join the community of responsible nations and recognizing why do the national assembly and the path to freedom and prosperity in the desert now although no one has yet to take bolton's advice the situation is definitely getting more tense and any changes in international legion says are certainly going to influence the domestic situation there. well the international monetary fund said on thursday about it is holding talks with member states on whether to recognize one why do as venezuelan president it follows reports that the self-proclaimed l