United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed that Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was preparing to leave Venezuela, but was talked out of it by Russia, he said in an interview with CNN, as reported by TASS.
"He had an airplane on the tarmac, he was ready to leave this morning as we understand it and the Russians indicated he should stay."
Pompeo said that US had information that Maduro was preparing to leave the country for Cuba, and Russia stopped him.