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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had been ready Tuesday to fly into exile in Cuba until he was dissuaded by Russia, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, amid a military uprising in Caracas, reported AFP.
"He had an airplane on the tarmac, he was ready to leave this morning as we understand it, and the Russians indicated that he should stay," Pompeo told CNN.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro warned on April 30 that those responsible for a military uprising against him would face "criminal prosecutions."        

The new minimum wage covers only 1/10 of the cost of basic food products, reported NOVA TV. 

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro doubled the minimum wage to the equivalent of about $ 8 per month in a situation of hyperinflation and a strong devaluation of the Bolivar national currency, France's press reported, quoted by BTA.

Venezuelan lawmakers loyal to President Nicolas Maduro stripped opposition leader Juan Guaido's immunity on April 2 and authorized the high court to criminally prosecute him for proclaiming himself the crisis-hit country's ruler.

The United States on March 21 warned of "consequences" against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's security services if they continue with a crackdown against opposition leader Juan Guaido and his aides.

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on March 21 intelligence agents had arrested his chief of staff following a pre-dawn raid, signaling that President Nicolas Maduro may be cracking down on the opposition's challenge to his rule.

Representatives of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido have taken control of three of the country's diplomatic properties in the United States, Guaido's U.S. envoy said on March 18, as the opposition presses its bid to oust socialist President Nicolas Maduro.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is planning a "deep restructuring" of his government, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said on March 17, as the country recovers from a prolonged blackout amid a power struggle with the opposition.

Bolivia's leftist President Evo Morales, a supporter of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, said in Athens on Friday that European nations should support a dialogue within the country.

Morales, who is on a visit to Greece, said meddling in the domestic affairs of another country never bodes well.

Much of Venezuela remained engulfed by darkness into early March 8 amid one of the largest power outages in years, a problem the government of President Nicolas Maduro blamed on "sabotage" at a hydroelectric dam that provides much of the country's power.