March 31, 2019: Standoff in Venezuela & the Mueller Report from Moscow

Fareed Zakaria GPS

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4.3 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2019

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Pres. Trump tells Russia to "get out" of Venezuela. Could the crisis escalate? Then, what does Moscow make of the Mueller Report?

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0:00.0	This is GPS, the global public square. Welcome to all of you in the United States and around the world. I'm Farid Zakaria.
0:09.0	We'll begin today's show with Venezuela.
0:13.0	That troubled nation may now be the stage for a great power stand on.
0:19.0	Two Russian planes landed near Karakas last weekend, leading Donald Trump to tell Moscow to get out.
0:28.0	I'll talk to Trump's envoy for Venezuela, Elliot Abrams.
0:33.0	Also, Attorney General Barr's bombshell letter about the Mueller report, deepened the divide in America.
0:39.0	The collusion delusion is over.
0:43.0	What is the Russian reaction? I'll talk to one of Moscow's top foreign policy minds.
0:51.0	And the legacy of Mueller. Do we now have new norms for presidential power?
0:58.0	Will the next president not have to release tax returns?
1:01.0	Be able to fire people investigating the White House and more? We'll have a debate.
1:10.0	But first, here's my take. President Trump faces a crucial test of his foreign policy and his resolve over Venezuela.
1:19.0	His administration has made absolutely clear that the U.S. no longer considers Nicolas Maduro to be president, a far stronger declaration than the red line Barack Obama drew around Syria's Assad.
1:32.0	So far, Trump's pressure has not worked. Maduro has dug in and the Venezuelan military has not abandoned its support for him.
1:40.0	Now, Venezuela is a complicated divided country and Maduro as the heir to the legacy of Hugo Chavez does have some support in foreign rural areas.
1:49.0	But far more significant in bolstering the regime in Caracas has been Russia's open and substantial support.
1:57.0	Moscow now admits that it has sent military personnel to Venezuela.
2:01.0	Two Russian military planes arrived in the country last weekend carrying about 100 troops.
2:07.0	This is just the latest in a series of moves by Moscow to shore up Maduro.
2:12.0	Over the last few years, Russia has provided wheat, arms, credit and cash to the Flailing Caracas government.
2:19.0	Estimates of Russia's total investment in Venezuela vary from 20 to 25 billion dollars.
2:25.0	The Venezuelan gambit appears to be personally significant for Russia's president Vladimir Putin.
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