Crisis In Venezuela -- News Updates January 30, 2019

Daily Mail: 'Trump told the Colombian government and mafia to kill me', claims President Maduro as Russian jet arrives in Venezuela 'to remove gold worth $840million from central bank'

* President Maduro claims Donald Trump ordered Colombian mafia to kill him
* Said US and Colombian leaders would be to blame 'if something happens to me'
* Speaking to Russian media, he also said he is 'willing to sit down with opposition'
* Venezuela Supreme Court imposed travel ban and froze accounts of Juan Guaido
* Travel ban is part of government investigation that could lead to Guaido's arrest
* President Trump also warned Americans not to travel to Venezuela
* He also credited US sanctions for pushing Maduro to consider negotiations

President Nicolas Maduro has claimed Donald Trump has ordered the Colombian government and mafia to assassinate him, as a mystery Russian jet landed in Venezuela this week 'to ship out gold from the central bank'.

Maduro said that he has no doubt that the president 'gave the order to Colombia to kill me' and that if something happens to him 'Donald Trump will be responsible'.

Despite his hard line against Trump, Maduro said he is willing to negotiate with Juan Guaido, who was recognized as president by the US and most Western nations as of last week.

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Crisis In Venezuela -- News Updates January 30, 2019

The Latest: Venezuela high court restricts opposition leader -- AP
Venezuela in crisis: All the latest updates -- Al Jazeera
Venezuela protests: Maduro rejects calls for fresh elections -- BBC
Venezuela: Maduro accuses US of trying to 'get hands on our oil' -- The Guardian
Maduro: Bolton Prohibited Trump From Initiating Dialogue With Me (EXCLUSIVE) -- Sputnik
Maduro claims Trump ordered Colombian government and mafia to kill him -- RT
Maduro rallies military as Venezuela opposition plans protest -- AFP
Maduro sends 'extermination team' into slums to terrorise Guaido supporters and cuts off their social media as the Venezuelan leader begs US not to turn the country into 'a Vietnam' -- Daily Mail
Venezuela’s Maduro offers to negotiate with opposition -- AP
Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro ready for talks with opposition -- Al Jazeera
Court bars Venezuela opposition leader from leaving nation -- AP
Venezuela targets Guaido with probe, travel ban, asset freeze -- Reuters
Venezuela targets Juan Guaido with probe, travel ban and asset freeze in apparent retaliation for US sanctions -- ABC News Online
Venezuela opposition urges walkouts to pressure Maduro -- AP
Trump phones Venezuela's Guaido as U.S. pushes for Maduro to go -- Reuters
Trump calls Venezuelan leader Guaido to 'congratulate him on his historic assumption of the presidency' in bid to help force Maduro out -- Daily Mail
Trump, Guaido Agree to Keep Contact 'to Support Venezuela's Path to Stability' -- Sputnik
Venezuela's Guaido envoy, U.S. to discuss taking over government assets -- Reuters
Don't deal in commodities 'stolen' from Venezuelan people: White House's Bolton -- Reuters
German politicians demand elections in Venezuela -- DW
France says Venezuela's Maduro ignoring calls for election -- Reuters

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