Trump Rejects  Maduro’s Demands - video Dailymotion

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Amid negotiations, dancing, and defiance, Maduro challenges Trump’s pressure in public as Reuters reveals his secret conditions for leaving and Washington’s firm rejection.

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00:00To the sound of music and chants, Nicolas Maduro stepped onto a stage amid a crowd in Caracas

00:08and began waving and dancing, a gesture of defiance seemingly meant to project steadfastness

00:16in the face of mounting pressure from President Trump. He declared his rejection of what he called

00:22the Peace of Slaves, affirming that the U.S. military presence in the Caribbean

00:28poses a direct threat to Venezuela's sovereignty, and insisting that he seeks a peace based on freedom,

00:35not in positions.

00:45But behind this festive scene, one of the most sensitive negotiations between Maduro and the

00:52Trump administration was unfolding. According to Reuters, Maduro had made a clear offer,

00:58he would leave Venezuela on the condition that he and his family receive full pardon,

01:04including the lifting of all U.S. sanctions and the closure of all cases against him at the

01:09International Criminal Court. He also requested the lifting of sanctions on more than 100 officials

01:15in his government whom Washington accuses of corruption, human rights abuses, or drug trafficking.

01:21However, Trump rejected most of these demands, granting Maduro only a one-week deadline to leave

01:28Venezuela for any destination of his choice with his family. When the safe passage deadline expired,

01:36Trump took a decisive step by closing Venezuelan airspace, a clear signal that the door to Maduro's

01:42exit had been firmly shut.

Trump Rejects Maduro’s Demands

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