U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo urged fellow members of the Organization of American States to “live up to our calling” to defend democracy in Venezuela and reject the “now-defunct Maduro regime,” Bloomberg reported.

Pompeo delivered the call to support Juan Guaido, the opposition leader the U.S. has recognized as the country’s interim president, in a visit to an OAS meeting in Washington on Thursday.

Pompeo announced the U.S. is prepared to give $20 million in humanitarian relief to Venezuelans “as soon as logistically possible.”

The move appeared to be a message to Venezuelans that they could expect more from the U.S. if they shift their support from Nicolas Maduro to Guaido, who declared himself interim president on Wednesday. President Donald Trump promptly announced U.S. backing for Guaido.

The aid announcement, while modest, signaled that the U.S. may hold off on further sanctions against Venezuela, at least for the moment, because that conflicts with the message that Guaido is now its leader.