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Trump Tries to Keep Up Pressure on Venezuela as Maduro Holds On

  • Russia warns any intervention would violate international law
  • Cubans deny U.S. claims that their military is backing Maduro
Venezuela's Guaido Pledges Protest Will Resume As Maduro Holds Power
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President Donald Trump sought to keep up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a day after an opposition effort to oust him appeared to fall short despite a years-long economic and humanitarian crisis that has seen millions of people flee the oil-rich country.

“We’re doing everything we can do, short of, you know, the ultimate,” Trump said in a telephone interview Wednesday night on the Fox Business Network. “There are people that would like to do -- have us do the ultimate. But we are, we have a lot of options open.”