Crisis In Venezuela -- News Updates February 25, 2019

Handout picture released by the Colombian Presidency's press office shows Colombian President Ivan Duque (C), US Vice President Mike Pence (R) and Venezuelan opposition leader and self-declared acting president Juan Guaido (AFP Photo/HO)

VOA: Pence: US With Guiado '100 Percent'

BOGOTA — Trump administration stands with the U.S.-recognized interim president of Venezuela, Juan Guaido "100 percent," Vice President Mike Pence said Monday as he announced new financial assistance for the Venezuelan people.

"We stand with you, and along with all the nations gathered here today, we will keep standing with you until democracy and liberty are restored," Pence said in a speech delivered to the Lima Group, following a trilateral meeting in Bogota, Colombia with Guiado and Colombian President Ivan Duque. Pence said disputed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro "must go."

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Crisis In Venezuela -- News Updates February 25, 2019

Venezuela's Guaido meets Pence in anti-Maduro strategy talks -- AFP
Venezuela hit with new U.S. sanctions after aid clashes -- Reuters
In Colombia, Vice Pres. Pence announces more sanctions against Venezuela -- NBC/AP
Venezuela opposition leader urges foreign allies to be open to military options -- AP
As Venezuela crisis escalates, "all options" considered -- CBS
Venezuela Neighbors Push Back Against Military Answer to Crisis -- Bloomberg
After Venezuelan troops block aid, Maduro faces 'diplomatic siege' -- Angus Berwick, Sarah Marsh and Roberta Rampton, Reuters
The Crisis in Venezuela Is Rapidly Escalating. Here's Everything That Happened Over the Weekend -- Time