Venezuela protests are sign that US wants our oil, says Nicolás Maduro

Seumas Milne and Jonathan Watts in Caraca-Tuesday 8 April 2014

In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, Venezuela's president claims the Obama administration is fomenting unrest with the aim of provoking a Ukraine-style 'slow-motion' coup

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Venezuela's president has accused the US of using continuing street protests to attempt a "slow-motion" Ukraine-style coup against his government and "get their hands on Venezuelan oil".

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