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A US military operation and the capture of President Nicholas Maduro have led to a tense calm in Venezuela as Donald Trump has stressed that Washington would "run" the South American country and tap its oil resources to sell to other nations.

Maduro has been brought to New York to face criminal charges of participating in a narco-terrorism conspiracy.

During a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, Trump said that major US oil companies would move into Venezuela as part of the takeover and refurbish oil infrastructure.

What's US' position on Venezuela's leadership?

Speaking about the Trump administration's postion regarding the South American country's leadership, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that Trump's conversations with Rodriguez now are "very matter-of-fact and very clear: You can lead or you can get out of the way, because we're not going to allow you to continue to subvert American influence and our need to have a free country like Venezuela to work with rather than to have dictators in place who perpetuate crimes and drug trafficking."

Rubio backs off from Trump's running Venezuela assertion

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has appeared to back off from Trump's claim. Instead, he just stuck to using control of Venezuela's oil industry to force policy changes.

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"We expect that it's going to lead to results here. We're hopeful, hopeful, that it will have positive results for the people of Venezuela," Rubio was quoted by ABC.

Asked about Trump's suggestion of Rubio among the US officials helping to run Venezuela, Rubio offered no details and said, "I'm obviously very intricately involved in the policy."

What is Venezuela's response? 

Venezuela's vice president, Delcy Rodriguez, has been declared as acting president of the country by the nation's high court in the time of crisis. She demanded that the US free Maduro and called him the country's rightful leader.

Venezuela's military on Sunday recognised Rodriguez as acting president.

Maduro lodged in Brooklyn jail

Nicholas Maduro has been lodged in New York's infamous Brooklyn jail, a troubled facility and a routine landing spot for people who await trial in federal courts in Manhattan and Brooklyn. The jail holds alleged gangsters, drug traffickers, and some people accused of white-collar crimes.

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UNSC to meet on Monday

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will hold an emergency meeting on Monday 10 AM to address the recent US military intervention in Venezuela to capture and depose Maduro.

According to the Council presidency, the session will be held under the agenda item, "Threats to international peace and security."


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