Rubio Stresses U.S. Plan to Coerce Venezuela Rather Than Govern It
The New York Times••nation
Key Points:
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio clarified that the U.S. would not directly govern Venezuela but would maintain a military "quarantine" on the country's oil exports to pressure the Maduro-aligned government.
- Rubio emphasized that U.S. forces will continue blocking oil tankers on a sanctions list until Venezuela opens its state-controlled oil industry to foreign, particularly American, investment and enacts policy changes.
- He framed the sanctions as leverage to promote both U.S. national interests and a better future for the Venezuelan people.
- Rubio distanced himself from President Trump's earlier statement that the U.S. would "run" Venezuela, stating the U.S. is instead enforcing policy rather than governing the country.
- The comments were made during interviews
