Maduro abduction shows influence, limits of US Secretary of State Rubio

Top diplomat has long pushed toppling of Maduro, with eye towards Cuba, but remains constrained by competing ambitions.

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Washington, DC – United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has not been shy about his desire to see the toppling of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Infamously, the former Florida senator even posted a series of photos of slain deposed leaders, including a bloodied former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, as tensions with the US and Maduro’s government spiked in 2019.

Maduro abduction shows influence, limits of US Secretary of State Rubio

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