Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in interviews on Sunday that it is "premature" to discuss elections in Venezuela because higher priorities, including the country's oil industry, must be addressed first.

The US secretary of state said Washington is ready to try working with Venezuela's vice president and now acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, after the abduction of Nicolas Maduro.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is suggesting the United States won't govern Venezuela other than enforcing an existing “oil quarantine” on the country.