these trigger an escalating reaction and he has announced just minutes ago he s ending all political and diplomatic relationships with the u.s. and is giving them 72 hours for the consulate staff to leave. the situation etscalating dramatically. we have seen a clash of words played in front of our eyes for the past two weeks. the vice president of the united states mike pence spoke with the president of the venezuelaen national assembly here to reiterate his support to say the united states are on the side of the opposition here. and now we re seeing the reaction from nicholas, who quite literally said, get out of venezuela. boris, to you. the white house s position