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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

UK ‘not entirely clear’ what it means for US to ‘run’ Venezuela

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Donald Trump told a press conference that the US would ‘run’ Venezuela until it could do a ‘safe, proper and judicious transfer’. Photograph: Nicole Combeau/UPI/Shutterstock

The UK is “not entirely clear” what it means for the US to be in charge of Venezuela, the chief secretary to the prime minister has said, urging a move towards a peaceful transition of power.

Darren Jones said the UK would wait to determine whether there had been a breach of international law after the US attacked the Venezuelan capital and captured its president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife on Saturday.

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