The US leader adopted a strikingly conciliatory tone following more than an hour-long conversation with Vladimir Putin
President Donald Trump said he held "very positive" talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the crisis in oil-rich Venezuela, where Washington is pushing to oust the Moscow-backed president.
"It was a very positive conversation," Mr Trump said. "He is not looking at all to get involved in Venezuela other than he'd like to see something positive happen for Venezuela." Mr Trump's tone came in stark contrast to that of his top advisers, in particular Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who charged this week that the socialist Mr Maduro had been poised to flee to Cuba, but was talked out of it by the Russians.
US-Russian tensions have spiked over the months-long stand off in Venezuela, and the Kremlin's assessment of the Trump-Putin call differed substantially from that coming from the White House. "Vladimir Putin stated that only the Venezuelan people have the right to decide the future of their country," it added.
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