"Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, has offered to work with the US, dialing down the confrontational tone she intially adopted after the capture of the dictator Nicolas Maduro. In a statement late on Sunday, Rodriguez said she had invited the US government to work together on an agenda of cooperation. Her comments came hours after Donald Trump threatened that Maduro's former vice-president could pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro if she did not bend to his wishes."
"Rodriguez has effectively been running Venezuela since Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured on Saturday. The couple were taken to New York and are due to appear at a federal court in Manhattan on Monday. She was sworn in as president by the supreme court on Saturday and, the following, day the heads of the country's armed forces agreed to recognise her authority, while still demanding the immediate release of Maduro and his wife."
"After the shocking capture and rendition of Maduro on Saturday, Trump said that the US would now run Venezuela, until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition. He also said that the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, had been in touch with Rodriguez who he claimed had told him: We'll do whatever you need. On Sunday, he warned the US might launch a second strike if remaining members of the administration do not cooperate with his efforts"
Delcy Rodríguez offered to cooperate with the US after Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores were captured and flown to New York. She invited the US government to work on an agenda and shifted from a defiant to a conciliatory tone. Donald Trump warned Rodríguez she could pay a very big price if she did not comply and said the US would run Venezuela until a safe, judicious transition. Trump said Marco Rubio had spoken with Rodríguez, who reportedly said: 'We'll do whatever you need.' The supreme court swore Rodríguez in and the armed forces recognised her while demanding Maduro's release. Analysts criticised the US strategy for sidelining María Corina Machado and leaving the regime's power structure intact.
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