Marco Rubio: “Well, obviously the Russians get a vote here, right?”

Likewise, we expect all political actors to support these talks which represent the best chance Venezuela has had in thirty years to peacefully achieve not just a free and fair election but an enduring democracy.

The alternative is going to be either violence and armed conflict within the country, or back to the way things have been for the last 20 years, which have not been good for the people of Venezuela.

The United States expects the freedoms of all sectors of Venezuelan politics to continue to be respected.

We do not want to be overly dependent on any country in the world.