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In an interview with The Atlantic, Donald Trump said rebuilding and regime change in Venezuela "is better than what you have right now."

Donald Trump laid out a stark warning to Venezuela’s interim leader Delcy Rodríguez, telling The Atlantic that “if she doesn’t do what’s right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro.”

Rodríguez had been serving as Venezuela’s vice president under President Nicolás Maduro, and the country’s supreme court declared that she would immediately assume the role of acting president after U.S. forces captured Maduro and brought him to the U.S.

Trump’s comments mark a shift in rhetoric from a day earlier, when he told reporters that Rodríguez had a “gracious” conversation with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

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[–] homura1650@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Would China agree to that. They don't want to get dragged into a conflict with the US. Besides, if the US's strategy is that we control the Americas and stay out of the rest of the world, China will happily take that deal and go after Taiwan.

[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

Stay out of the rest of the world...? Are we talking about the same America?

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 6 days ago (3 children)

China loves getting involved in wars indirectly tho. All the Russian drones are from china. If they give the same to venezuela it will make a big difference.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Have you forgotten the prevalence of Iranian Shahed drones in the Ukraine war? Yes, China is supplying parts, but at least they're not delivering mission-ready weapons. Not their style to be that direct. :)

Consumer fpv drones are basically mission ready weapons. But yeah, you are right its most about the components.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 5 days ago

they love having vassal states, used as buffering against the us and EU.

[–] BoJackHorseman@piefed.social -5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Oh wow look at all the wars China has involved itself into.

Shut the fuck up CIA bot

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That chart has nothing to do with China's strategy. If anything, China has always been the master at tipping scales without direct military involvement. Direct action is America's jam. China has always been subtle. That's simply a reflection of our two cultures.

[–] BoJackHorseman@piefed.social 1 points 4 days ago

You got any sources mate?

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 5 days ago

they did recently met with maduro to achieve an agreement, so likely yes.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 1 points 5 days ago

Duck, that's exactly what's going on. US v. Brazil is going to be like a Russia v. China preview.

Everybody got nukes, it was a fun ride.