![\"\"](\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/5c9b9dd5dda4c824038b4637.jpg\")
<\/a>FILE PHOTO: An airplane with the Russian flag is seen at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Caracas \u00a9 Reuters \/ Carlos Jasso<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n
RT.com<\/p>\n
US President Donald Trump has warned that Russia must get out of Venezuela. Two planeloads of Russian troops are currently in the Latin American country under the terms of a 2001 cooperation treaty.<\/p>\n
Speaking at the White House, Trump also warned that\u00a0\u201call options are open\u201d<\/em>\u00a0when it comes to getting Russia out of Venezuela.<\/p>\n Around 100 Russian troops touched down in\u00a0Caracas on Saturday, a show of support for President Nicolas Maduro\u2019s government. The move caused consternation in Washington, however, with Vice President Mike Pence calling the deployment an\u00a0\u201cunnecessary provocation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Pence also called on Russia to withdraw its support of Maduro and\u00a0\u201cstand with Juan Guaido,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>the Washington-sponsored opposition leader who declared himself interim president in January.<\/p>\n ALSO ON RT.COM<\/span>Russia on military planes in Venezuela: Our specialists are there based on cooperation treaty<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>Trump met with Guaido\u2019s wife, Fabiana Rosales, on Wednesday, and pledged his support to her husband. After the momentum behind his play for the presidency fizzled out, Guaido has continued to criticize Maduro\u2019s government, on Tuesday accusing the Venezuelan leader of violating the country\u2019s constitution by welcoming the Russian troops.<\/p>\n The Russian Foreign Ministry, meanwhile, insisted that the deployment was carried out\u00a0“in strict accordance with the constitution of that country and with full respect for its legal norms.”<\/em><\/p>\n US officials have repeatedly warned Russia against intervening in the Guaido\/Maduro power struggle. National Security Adviser John Bolton tweeted on Monday that the\u00a0\u201cUnited States will not tolerate hostile foreign military powers meddling with the Western Hemisphere\u2019s shared goals of democracy, security, and the rule of law.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n The United States will not tolerate hostile foreign military powers meddling with the Western Hemisphere\u2019s shared goals of democracy, security, and the rule of law. The Venezuelan military must stand with the people of Venezuela.<\/p>\n — John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton) March 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n