The opposition leader must make herself indispensable to the transition by leveraging her ability to mobilize support and the organizational legacy of July 28, 2024
Venezuelan journalists have identified all the locations struck on January 3, all of which housed air defense systems, radars, or military communications infrastructure
Trump had an exciting meeting with oil heads in DC, but investing in Venezuela today is not for the faint of heart
But POTUS also had kind words for Delcy Rodríguez. Meanwhile, Foro Penal confirms chavismo has released 56 political prisoners as of Monday night.
Aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Trump said he was looking forward to meeting with the opposition leader. A White House official confirmed the meeting the following day.
Trump was also asked about Delcy Rodríguez and Venezuela’s authorities while speaking to reporters on the plane.
Reporter: “Are you or Secretary Rubio going to go to Venezuela?”
Trump: “We may go at some point, yeah, sure. We’re doing well. Venezuela is working out well. We’re working well with the leadership, and we’ll see how it all works out.”
Reporter: “Will you be meeting with Delcy?”
Trump: “At some point I’ll meet, yeah. She’s been very good. She asked us if we’d take 50 million barrels of oil, and I said yes, we can. That’s $4.2 billion. It’s on its way right now to the US.”
Reacting to backlash in Rome and fearing a popular revolt, the Maduro regime arrested more dissidents instead of releasing them, and harassed Cardinal Baltazar Porras
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Young Kennedy Tejeda, a Foro Penal lawyer, went to a detention center in Carabobo to assist detainees. He was then detained.
Diosdado Cabello:
“Progress is being made toward reopening the US embassy in Venezuela and the Venezuelan embassy in the US.
“That will allow us to have representation to look after the safety and wellbeing of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores. That is the fundamental goal.”
The Interior Minister is sending several mayors to prison on drug trafficking allegations, while building unprecedented influence in the Colombo-Venezuelan border
The longer Venezuelans wait for democratization under the Trump–Rodríguez equilibrium, the weaker the prospects for enforcing democratic demands
A Venezuelan lawyer looks at the possibility of a democratic transition, and what is needed to get there
After dictator Juan Vicente Gómez died, defense minister Eleazar López Contreras oversaw a tentative opening as society pressed for more change, and faster
So far, the most visible winners of the post-Maduro moment are not opposition leaders, but many of Maduro’s former allies
We shuffle off the gray areas to discuss the best outcomes for Maduro and Machado looking at the cards laid on the table
