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Speaking at a meeting of dozens of countries, Secretary of State Marco Rubio proposed frameworks that will serve as “platforms for coordinating policies” to ensure countries can have abundant and affordable access to critical minerals.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says there's been "good and decent progress” in Venezuela since the United States ousted Nicolas Maduro as leader of the South American country
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that technical talks with officials from Denmark and Greenland over hatching an Arctic security deal are now underway.
At his first Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing since Nicolas Maduro was seized, Secretary of State Marco Rubio warns the U.S. could still use force to pressure Venezuela's adminstration.
Rubio said "the president does reserve the option in self defense."
The United States will allow Venezuela to sell oil that's currently under American sanctions and use the proceeds to pay for basic government services.
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Rubio defends US policy towards Venezuela before Congress
The secretary of state defend edTrump’s decisions to remove Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and seize sanctioned oil tankers.
The hearing will be the first chance for lawmakers to publicly question the secretary of state about the capture of Nicolás Maduro and the future of the country.
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Marco Rubio told senators at a Jan. 28 hearing that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was an "impediment to progress" and had refused to make a deal with the Trump administration before it captured him in a surprise military operation on Jan. 3.
Democrats sharply questioned the plan, including the role of Qatar in managing an account funded by the sale of Venezuelan oil.
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Rubio says US has no plan to use force in Venezuela — but warns ‘imminent threat’ could change that
Rubio said the U.S. doesn't anticipate that it will need to exert military force in Venezuela, but reserves the right to do so to protect the "national interest of the United States."
Top US diplomat gives scant mention of international law as he explains plan for Venezuela in US Senate testimony.