Venezuela’s Maduro Said to Drop U.S. Trip Over Cuban Jet
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A senior Obama administration official is disputing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s claim that plots against his life by former U.S. government officials forced him to cancel a trip this week to New York.
Maduro called off plans to take part in the United Nations General Assembly, citing the threats. The Cuban government was likely concerned that a new airplane it had loaned Maduro might be seized on U.S. territory, according to the Obama administration official, who wasn’t authorized to speak on the record and asked not to be identified.