Trump Urges Venezuelan Military to Accept Guaido's Amnesty Offer

US president Donald Trump has called on Venezuelan military to accept opposition leader Guaido's offer of amnesty.

US president Donald Trump also claimed that Washington seeks a peaceful transition of power in Venezuela, noting however that all options remain open.

The US president also claimed that the Venezuelan military officers who are supporting Maduro are risking their future and lives.

"There are members of the Venezuelan military still barely supporting this failed dictatorship. They are risking their future, they are risking their lives," Trump said on Monday in his remarks to the Venezuelan American Community.

"If you choose this path [support Maduro], you will find no safe harbor, no easy exit and no way out. You will lose everything," the US president added.

Venezuela has been in a state of political crisis for some time now, which deteriorated on January 23, when the opposition leader Guaido declared himself interim president, disputing President Nicolas Maduro's re-election last year. While the United States has openly backed Guaido, the European Union did not issue a joint statement following suit because the motion was vetoed by Italy, according to a diplomatic source. Despite this, however, many European countries have individually voiced their support for the Venezuelan opposition leader.

Russia, China, Mexico, among other nations, voiced support for Maduro, who, in turn, accused Washington of orchestrating an attempted coup with Guaido's help.

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