Trump gives Maduro a week to leave Venezuela… and the latter requests a full pardon
Trump gives Maduro a week to leave Venezuela… and the latter requests a full pardon
2025-12-02
Shafaq News – Washington
Media outlets revealed on Tuesday that the US administration, led by President Donald Trump, had given his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolas Maduro, a deadline (which expired last Friday) to leave Venezuela with his family.
According to Reuters, which quoted informed sources, Trump had a telephone call with Maduro on November 21, during which he rejected most of the Venezuelan president’s requests, but told him that he had a week to leave the country for a destination of his choice with his family.
The “safe passage” deadline expired on Friday, prompting Trump to announce the following day (Saturday, November 29) the closure of Venezuelan airspace.
According to the same sources, Maduro asked Trump to remove sanctions imposed on more than 100 Venezuelan government officials, some of whom are accused of human rights abuses, involvement in drug trafficking, or corruption.
Maduro also expressed his willingness to leave his country on the condition that he and his family members receive a full legal pardon that includes lifting all US sanctions and ending the high-profile case he faces before the International Criminal Court.
These developments come as Maduro appeared before a crowd near the presidential palace, affirming his “absolute loyalty” to the Venezuelan people, surrounded by senior officials in his government.
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