The U.S. government will use “every tool” available to secure the return of Americans if they are being held in Venezuela, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed on Wednesday, after Venezuelan officials said they had captured two U.S. “mercenaries” in a failed armed incursion.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks about the coronavirus disease during a media briefing at the State Department in Washington, U.S., May 6, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Pool
Asked who may have bankrolled the operation, Pompeo said: “We’re not prepared to share any more information about what we know took place.” Washington has waged a campaign of sanctions and diplomatic measures against Venezuela in an effort to oust Maduro, a socialist leader they accuse of rigging elections in 2018. But the Trump administration has shown no apparent interest in military action.
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