Maduro Regime
During an interview with the Associated Press President Maduro indicated he was willing to talk with the US side, to include Donald Trump but he would not resign.
Venezuela has added to the barriers on the bridge connecting Cucata, Columbia (the first designated entry point for what the US is referring to as humanitarian aid) and Urena, Venezuela. According to the article:
"The National Assembly president has also announced plans for a second collection center in the northwestern Brazilian state of Roraima, which borders Venezuela. A third storage facility is to be established in Curacao, a Dutch island around 40 miles (65km) off the northern coast of Venezuela."
Venezuela's Supreme Court is blocking opposition appointed board members for the state owned oil company from leaving the country.
United States
The focus is on 20 tons of gold that the Maduro regime is trying to export. Rumors abound, about a Russian airplane that was supposed to have carried the gold away and now "a plane from Dubai" that is waiting at the airport while the gold remains in Venezuelan vaults. US Senators and administration officials are in a full court press, warning that anyone involved with helping the Maduro regime export gold will face repercussions.
In recent days the US has imposed fresh sanctions blocking imports of Venezuelan oil and has granted Guaido control of Venezuelan assets at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
I find the following item interesting:
"In interviews and press conferences, Guaido stresses again and again his team’s push to safeguard Venezuela’s few remaining assets so that they can be used to fund the flow of humanitarian aid into the crisis-torn country."
I'm pretty sure the USAID goods are already paid for by the US taxpayer. Not sure if Guaido is talking about funding supply chains for the aid (which should be, or I hope is) free?
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