US pushes Russia to keep Venezuela's interim president safe from harm

U.S. officials are pressing Russia to ensure that Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro doesn’t harm his nemesis Juan Guaido, who major Western powers recognize as the country’s interim president.

“We are discussing the urgent issues affecting Venezuela with many countries, including Russia,” a representative for the State Department’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs told the Washington Examiner. “We hold Nicolas Maduro and those who surround him fully responsible for the safety and welfare of Interim President Guaido and his family.”