"U.S. pressure on Venezuela is beginning to take its toll on the Miraflores Palace, the Venezuelan presidential residence. We have never experienced anything like this. There is a lot of confusion, says someone close to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The atmosphere has grown tense. Warnings are coming from every direction. Late Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the sinking of a new vessel that had departed from the Venezuelan coast"
"and, shortly afterward, a former Trump official posted a cryptic message on social media directed at Maduro's pilot, Bitner Javier Villegas. Happy birthday, General' Bitner! the message read, accompanied by two photos: one showing Bitner in full military regalia with rank insignia and medals, and another split image in which the pilot is seen speaking with an unidentified person. In reality, there was nothing very cryptic about it: Marshall Billingslea is a former assistant secretary for Terrorist Financing at the U.S. Treasury Department,"
U.S. pressure on Venezuela has increased internal confusion and tension within the Miraflores Palace, with warnings arriving from multiple directions. The U.S. announced the sinking of a vessel that departed the Venezuelan coast and a former Trump official posted a social media message implying a deal with Maduro's pilot, Bitner Javier Villegas. Maduro signaled that he does not want armed conflict and sent a conciliatory letter to President Trump, proposing direct talks via special envoy Richard Grenell. Grenell previously negotiated a prisoner exchange and arranged Chevron license renewals. Maduro seeks to marginalize Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who maintains aggressive rhetoric and close ties to opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.
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