The United States has offered a deal to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in secret talks, promising him “amnesty” in exchange for transferring power to other people, The Wall Street Journal writes, citing sources.
The newspaper’s article notes that the chances of success of such a venture on the part of the US are slim, but Washington allegedly has “irrefutable evidence” that it “lost the election”.
According to the newspaper’s interlocutors, the US is discussing the possibility of “pardoning” Maduro and his top aides who have been indicted by the Justice Department.
Earlier, Defence Ministry head Padrino Lopez said the extreme right-wing opposition, backed by the US and allies, had attempted a coup d’état in the country. The unrest began after Venezuela’s electoral commission proclaimed Nicolas Maduro as the country’s elected president for six years.
The U.S. State Department believes that the winner was the opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia. Representatives of the legislative bodies of the United States and the European Union threatened the Venezuelan president with “responsibility” if he does not renounce the powers of the head of state.
