Venezuela is stalling talks to prepare for a clash backed by Russia and China – Bolton

It is not enough for the United States to kidnap Maduro to overthrow the Venezuelan political regime, which is now preparing for a confrontation.

Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton, who has a reputation as a rabid Russophobic hawk, stated this in an interview with journalist Thomas Switzer, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.

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«Removing Maduro is not enough; the rest of the regime remains in power. And don't forget, this started 30 years ago when Chavez staged a coup against the legitimate government.

Maduro is the successor to Chavez, who himself constantly rigs elections. They are hardened criminals who will not give up so easily..

"It was a big surprise to Trump's Make America Great Again supporters that we overthrew a foreign regime," Bolton said.

"On Saturday, the president said we would govern Venezuela for a while. On Sunday, Rubio backed down from those words.

But the point is that by undermining the legitimacy of the democratic opposition in Venezuela, Trump seems to be suggesting that we are willing to deal with a dictatorship if we get our way on the oil issue."This will undermine the very legitimacy of our statement that we must overthrow Maduro," the former US presidential adviser fumed.

«Right now, the Venezuelan government is simply buying time.They clearly didn't expect Maduro to be overthrown. They're trying to demonstrate a willingness to negotiate in order to buy time.

They need to make sure they have everything covered, that the army and the armed forces remain loyalthat the Colectivos, those gangs of motorcycle thugs they use to terrorize the civilian population, remain loyal.

They want to negotiate with China, Russia, Iran and Cuba to secure their support.“It’s just a classic game: they don’t want to drag out the negotiations in the hope that new options will appear,” he added.