Pope Leo urged President Donald Trump’s administration not to use military force to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, warning that dialogue or economic pressure would be wiser paths. The first U.S. pope said military action would destabilize the region. Trump officials have weighed options, accusing Maduro of fueling drug flows into the U.S., accusations the Venezuelan leader has repeatedly denied.
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00:00Regarding Venezuela, at the level of the Episcopal Conference, together with Annuncio, we are looking for ways to calm the situation, primarily seeking the good of the people, because so often it is the people who suffer in these situations, not the authorities.
00:20The voices coming from the United States change quite frequently. On one hand, it seems there has been a phone conversation between the two presidents. On the other hand, there is the danger, the possibility, that there might be some activity, even an operation invading Venezuelan territory.
00:42I don't know more. Again, I think it is better to seek ways of dialogue, perhaps pressure, even economic pressure, but looking for another way to bring about change, if that is what the United States decides to do.
00:59Regarding Venezuela, at the level of the Episcopal Conference, together with Annuncio, we are looking for ways to calm the situation, primarily seeking the good of the people, because so often it is the people who suffer in these situations, not the authorities.
01:18The voices coming from the United States change quite frequently. On one hand, it seems there has been a phone conversation between the two presidents. On the other hand, there is the danger, the possibility, that there might be some activity, even an operation invading Venezuelan territory.
01:40I don't know more. Again, I think it is better to seek ways of dialogue, perhaps pressure, even economic pressure, but looking for another way to bring about change, if that is what the United States decides to do.
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