Venezuela and one of its allies accused the United States on Saturday of plotting against its president, Nicolas Maduro, who has presided over a near collapse of the country. The main request of the military plotters was encrypted radios, which they planned to use to communicate among themselves in order to capture Mr Maduro and his lieutenants. But the United States never granted the request, and after multiple meetings, the Venezuelans became frustrated. Morales was the only president who came to the defence of Mr Maduro. There are signs that the Trump administration may harden its stance toward Mr Maduro, one of the few sitting presidents currently under sanctions imposed by the United States.

Source: The Irish Times September 09, 2018 06:56 UTC