"Donald Trump has promised to "run" Venezuela after ordering, with scant legal basis, a military operation that killed at least eighty people, some of them civilians, and involved the seizure of Venezuela's President, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores. On Monday, in New York City, Maduro and Flores pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking and other criminal charges. Trump has repeatedly said that he intends to exert control over Venezuela to allow American oil companies to profit."
"The Venezuelan opposition is led by María Corina Machado, who won the Nobel Peace Prize last year, but Trump has seemingly lost interest in her-he recently claimed that she "doesn't have the support" in Venezuela-and instead favors Maduro's Vice-President, Delcy Rodríguez, who has been elevated to replace him. In Caracas, on Monday, the National Assembly met and unveiled a portrait of Maduro and Flores, suggesting a degree of continuity."
A U.S.-ordered military operation seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, with at least eighty people killed and subsequent criminal charges filed in New York. Trump has stated intentions to exert control over Venezuela, explicitly linking U.S. involvement to benefits for American oil companies. The domestic opposition is fragmented: María Corina Machado is a prominent opposition leader, but U.S. attention has shifted toward Vice-President Delcy Rodríguez, who has been elevated as Maduro’s replacement. In Caracas, state institutions displayed portraits of Maduro and his wife, signaling elements of continuity despite leadership upheaval. International reporting indicates prior secret talks about a post-Maduro transition.
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