Businessman Alberto Vollmer denied reports of traveling to Washington to propose a "negotiated transition" in Venezuela, clarifying in a letter sent "today" that he did not meet with the State Department or American congressmen to advance such a transition. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated "today" that the US "is not going to allow a poster to go through government within our hemisphere." These statements come amid escalating tensions and a breakdown in US-Venezuela communications. Vollmer's letter, shared by plcdelmedionews, aims to refute claims that he was involved in discussions about a potential government transition in Venezuela, asserting his continued work "to build a better nation." This denial follows President Donald Trump's announcement "today" at approximately 8:17 PM UTC regarding a second kinetic strike against "narcoterrorists from Venezuela," as posted on X. Earlier "today," Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro declared all communications and interlocutions with the United States "completely finished" and "discarded," as reported around 7:48 PM UTC. Maduro also intensified his rhetoric, labeling Secretary Rubio "the Lord of Death and War" and Undersecretary Christopher Landau "Piche y Bandido."
