With Venezuela Standoff Unresolved, Trudeau Reaches Out to Cuba
- Big-power diplomacy ahead after failed attempt to oust Maduro
- Pentagon says it briefed U.S. officials on military options
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reached out to Cuba to help resolve the crisis in Venezuela, calling for free elections as President Nicolas Maduro holds tight against a U.S. campaign to replace him.
With President Donald Trump’s administration leaving the option of military force on the table, Trudeau joined a group of 14 Latin American countries in turning to Venezuela’s closest ally to try to move forward from a standoff that’s also drawing in Russia.