Venezuelan opposition leader Guaidó hopes to open 'direct communications' with U.S. military

Juan Guaidó.
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Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó on Saturday said he has instructed his political envoy in Washington, Carlos Vecchio, to open "direct communications" with the United States military in the hopes they can cooperate on a solution to the situation in Venezuela.

The move could potentially lead to military coordination between the sides, as Guaidó seeks to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his ruling United Socialist Party from power amid Venezuela's current economic and political crisis. Guaidó, who is recognized by the U.S. and other countries as Venezuela's legitimate interim president, had previously been tentative about publicly asking for enhanced U.S. involvement.

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.