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Venezuela crisis: US sending aid 'at Guaido's request'
Source: BBC
Venezuela crisis: US sending aid 'at Guaidó's request'
3 February 2019
The US says it is sending aid to crisis-hit Venezuela following a request from Juan Guaidó, the opposition leader who has declared himself interim president.
Mr Guaidó's move last month won swift backing from the US and others but triggered a power struggle.
Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro has accused him of mounting a coup and retains major international allies.
He has dismissed US offers of aid as a pretext for military intervention.
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How will the aid scheme work?
Mr Guaidó does not control any territory in Venezuela, so instead he is planning to set up collection centres in neighbouring countries where Venezuelans have fled to.
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3 February 2019
The US says it is sending aid to crisis-hit Venezuela following a request from Juan Guaidó, the opposition leader who has declared himself interim president.
Mr Guaidó's move last month won swift backing from the US and others but triggered a power struggle.
Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro has accused him of mounting a coup and retains major international allies.
He has dismissed US offers of aid as a pretext for military intervention.
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How will the aid scheme work?
Mr Guaidó does not control any territory in Venezuela, so instead he is planning to set up collection centres in neighbouring countries where Venezuelans have fled to.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47109380
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