"We will closely monitor the performance of the interim authorities as they cooperate with our stage-based plan to restore stability to Venezuela,"
"Make no mistake, as the president has stated, we are prepared to use force to ensure maximum cooperation if other methods fail."
"we are certainly better off today in Venezuela than we were four weeks ago."
"'We are prepared to use force' but there is 'good and decent progress' in Venezuela"
US officials captured former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and transported him to New York for criminal trial, and the former first lady Cilia Flores was also taken. Former Vice President Delcy Rodriguez assumed the acting presidency in the wake of the operation. The US signaled preparedness to use force to ensure cooperation if other measures fail while reporting tangible progress in Venezuela. Plans include reopening and ramping up the US Embassy in Caracas to gather real-time information and increase engagement with both government and opposition. US policy will direct proceeds from Venezuelan oil sales into a US-controlled bank account.
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