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Venezuela Court Orders Arrest of Opposition Leader Leopoldo López

HeadlineMay 03, 2019

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced plans to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov next week to discuss the crisis in Venezuela. The U.S. and Russia have each accused the other of meddling in Venezuela’s affairs. On Thursday, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro appeared on national television flanked by military commanders in the latest sign that he maintains the support of the military in the wake of U.S.-backed opposition leader Juan Guaidó’s attempted coup earlier this week. Meanwhile, a Venezuelan court has issued an arrest warrant for opposition politician Leopoldo López, who escaped house arrest earlier this week on the same day his protégé, Juan Guaidó, attempted to launch the coup. López is now staying in the Spanish ambassador’s residence in Caracas.

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