Washington (CNN) Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed Tuesday that embattled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was preparing to leave the country for Cuba, but was talked out of it by Russia. "We've watched throughout the day, it's been a long time since anyone's seen Maduro," Pompeo said in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer on "The Situation Room." Pompeo reiterated US support for opposition leader Guaido amid an escalating situation in Venezuela. "They need to be able to act this afternoon or this evening to help bring other forces to the side of the interim president," Bolton declared. It was clearly a message directed at the Venezuelans regime and at specific figures in the Venezuelan regime."

Source: CNN April 30, 2019 21:48 UTC