US Secretary of State Rubio to temporarily lead Venezuela administration: details
Марко Рубіо,
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will temporarily lead Venezuela’s administration following the arrest of President Nicolas Maduro, creating a new governance structure and preserving US control over the country’s oil assets and security.
This is reported by Bloomberg .
According to sources, US President Donald Trump’s team, which includes Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Stephen Miller and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, is developing a plan for governing Venezuela after Maduro’s arrest.
“The leading role in the Venezuelan administration will be played by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who has been a critic of Maduro and his predecessor Hugo Chavez throughout his career,” the sources said.
Rubio was tasked with coordinating the governance of the country with a population of about 29 million people, distributing oil assets, and facilitating the formation of a new government.
“All of this, I think, is premature at this point. There’s a lot that needs to be done here,” Rubio said.
The US Secretary of State confirmed that the US oil “quarantine” on Venezuela will remain, and US troops can land if necessary.
“Ultimately, we care about elections, we care about democracy, we care about all of that. But the most important thing for us is the security, the well-being and the prosperity of the United States. And that’s what we’re going to focus on here first,” Rubio said.
The Trump administration also maintains a military “quarantine” around Venezuela to restrict the movement of oil tankers under the US sanctions list.
US President Donald Trump added that the US will lead the country until a safe and orderly transition is ensured, and US companies will repair Venezuela’s oil infrastructure.
As a reminder, on January 3, US President Donald Trump ordered strikes on targets inside Venezuela. The country’s government declared a state of emergency due to the American attack. Trump later announced that Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife had been captured and taken out of the country .
Also, the day before, it became known that the US had completed the operation in Venezuela , and Maduro himself will be tried for criminal offenses. Thus, the Venezuelan leader and his wife were charged with conspiracy with the purpose of “narco-terrorism” and with the purpose of “ importing cocaine .”
Instead, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez publicly called on the United States to release Nicolas Maduro and his wife . She also stated that the country would never become a colony of any state and called on citizens to unite.
By the way, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga reacted to the United States’ strike on Venezuela and the detention of Nicolas Maduro, stating that Ukraine did not recognize the dictator’s legitimacy after the elections and violence against protesters.
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