Inside the frantic global race to find an escape route for Maduro
The Washington Post••world
Key Points:
- On Christmas Eve, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's second-in-command, urgently met with Brian Burch, the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, to seek clarity on U.S. intentions in Venezuela.
- Parolin inquired whether the U.S. was targeting only drug traffickers or pursuing regime change against Nicolás Maduro.
- While acknowledging that Maduro needed to be removed, Parolin urged the U.S. to provide Maduro with a safe exit strategy.
- This meeting was part of several unsuccessful efforts to find safe harbor for Maduro before the U.S. raid.
