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Venezuela pushes for “productive engagement” with EU, UK, and Switzerland after meeting with part of the diplomatic corps

Luis Alejandro Ruiz4 months ago4 months ago06 mins

In a meeting held in Caracas, Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, met this Monday with the diplomatic corps of the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, where they agreed on the need to move toward productive engagement and open deeper and more intensive channels of dialogue between Caracas and these delegations, reported Foreign Minister Yván Gil to EFE.

The Vatican on the Venezuelan stage: the Pope receives María Corina Machado

Luis Alejandro Ruiz4 months ago4 months ago08 mins

Pope Leo XIV held a private audience this January 12 with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, future Nobel Peace Prize laureate, in a context marked by the fall of Nicolás Maduro, an ongoing political transition in Caracas, and an intense geopolitical reconfiguration across the Western Hemisphere.

Trump brings together oil executives at the White House to define the “future of Venezuelan crude”

Luis Alejandro Ruiz4 months ago4 months ago011 mins

U.S. President Donald Trump led a high-level meeting at the White House on Thursday with leading executives from the international energy sector to address the future of the commercialization, exploitation, and control of Venezuelan oil, in a context marked by U.S. intervention in Venezuela, the installation of interim authorities in Caracas, and the reshaping of the hemispheric energy map.

U.S. and China: a “commercial coexistence” in Venezuela under Washington’s watch

Luis Alejandro Ruiz4 months ago4 months ago06 mins

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright defended Washington’s strategy toward Venezuela: allow trade with Beijing, but prevent China from becoming the dominant player in the South American country’s oil economy. In an interview with Fox Business Network, Wright stated that there is “room to balance” U.S. and Chinese interests in Venezuela, but he made it clear that the United States will not accept China exercising strategic control over the Venezuelan economy.

The Senate defies Trump and seeks to curb new U.S. military action after Maduro’s capture

Luis Alejandro Ruiz4 months ago4 months ago010 mins

A narrow bipartisan vote in the upper chamber has reopened the debate over who decides matters of war in the United States, following the surprise military operation in Venezuela and amid growing concerns about the president’s foreign ambitions.

Venezuela announces release of political prisoners

Luis Alejandro Ruiz4 months ago4 months ago05 mins

The president of Venezuela’s National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, confirmed this Thursday that the government has begun the release of a “significant number” of political prisoners, including Venezuelan and foreign nationals, as part of a “unilateral gesture of goodwill” aimed at promoting peace and understanding in the country.

Key takeaways from the meeting between Delcy Rodríguez and the National Assembly Commission

Luis Alejandro Ruiz4 months ago4 months ago014 mins

The leadership of the National Assembly formally notified the Executive Branch of the start of the 2026–2031 constitutional term during a meeting at Miraflores Palace chaired by Acting President Delcy Rodríguez. The encounter served to outline a broad agenda of legal, economic, and political reforms, amid signs of a recomposition of relations with the United States and new regional diplomatic initiatives.

The United States sets a roadmap for Venezuela: oil control, political pressure, and a three-phase transition

Luis Alejandro Ruiz4 months ago4 months ago08 mins

Statements by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, together with recent military, financial, and regulatory moves, outline a gradual strategy by Washington toward Venezuela that combines control over oil, conflict management, and a political transition still full of unanswered questions.

OAS debates Venezuelan crisis after U.S. operation: Latin America split between condemning the intervention and rejecting chavismo

Luis Alejandro Ruiz5 months ago5 months ago09 mins

The Organization of American States (OAS) held an extraordinary session, convened at Colombia’s request, to address the Venezuelan crisis following the U.S. military operation that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. The development has triggered a deep regional divide between those who condemn the intervention as a violation of sovereignty and those who, while opposing the use of force, insist on the illegitimacy of the authorities in Caracas.

What happened at the UN Security Council during the emergency debate on the United States’ military intervention in Venezuela?

Luis Alejandro Ruiz5 months ago5 months ago021 mins

The United Nations Security Council met this Monday in an emergency session requested by Venezuela following the bombing of Caracas by the United States and the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The meeting, which began at 10:00 a.m. New York time, was marked by sharp divisions among member states, with widespread condemnations of the use of force and calls for the release of the Venezuelan leader, alongside explicit support for the U.S. operation on the grounds of combating narco-terrorism and restoring democracy.