“Today we are focused on cutting off the illegitimate regime of Maduro from the sources of his income. We believe in the light of our recognition of Juan Guaido as the constitutional provisional president of Venezuela that these revenues should come to the legitimate government, ”Bolton quoted RIA Novosti.
Earlier, the United States called on Maduro to transfer power to the head of the National Assembly, Juan Guaido.
Later, the embassy of Venezuela announced the desire of Washington to seize the country's natural resources, in particular oil and gold.