Jan 11 After Maduro's ouster, Trump warns Cuba to 'make a deal' before it's too late By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Sunday fired off another warning to the government of Cuba as the close ally of Venezuela braces for potential widespread unrest after Nicolás Maduro was deposed as Venezuela's leader. Continue reading
Jan 09 U.S. and Venezuela take initial steps toward restoring relations after Maduro's capture By Regina Garcia Cano, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The United States and Venezuela said Friday they were exploring the possibility of restoring diplomatic relations, as a Trump administration delegation visited the South American nation. Continue reading
Jan 09 Venezuela releases imprisoned political figures and activists, which Trump says U.S. requested By Regina Garcia Cano, Megan Janetsky, Matías Delacroix, Associated Press President Donald Trump said in a TV interview the releases came at the request of the United States and praised the government of acting President Delcy Rodríguez. Continue reading
Jan 08 Why Venezuela's oil matters to the U.S. By Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press The country sits on a vast supply of oil but only produces a small fraction of it because of damaged infrastructure. Continue reading
Jan 08 U.S. aims to assert its control over Venezuelan oil with tanker seizures and global sales By Konstantin Toropin, Josh Boak, Jill Lawless, Michael Biesecker, Associated Press The Trump administration intends to control the distribution of Venezuela's oil products globally following its ouster of President Nicolás Maduro in a surprise nighttime raid. Continue reading
Jan 07 Trump sidelines Venezuela's opposition leader while keeping Maduro's party in power By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press President Trump has sidelined the opposition by allowing Maduro's vice president to take control in the interim. Exiled opposition leader María Corina Machado has praised Trump but has not been embraced by his administration. Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch 4:54 After Trump's removal of Maduro, European leaders reject his demands for Greenland By Nick Schifrin, Solveig Rennan The divides opened by the Trump administration's operation to remove Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro widened further. European leaders denounced aggressive statements by Trump about an American seizure of Greenland, a territory of NATO ally Denmark. Meanwhile, tension and concerns are running… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 7:44 Trump's push to access Venezuela's oil reserves faces major barriers By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins President Trump says the U.S. government could subsidize any effort by American companies to rebuild Venezuela’s oil infrastructure. He has made no secret that a major goal of this weekend’s operation was to pry open Venezuela’s vast oil reserves. Geoff… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 10:43 Latin America analyst, ex-ambassador offer views on 'Trump Doctrine' By Nick Schifrin, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako President Trump and his aides are now speaking of a foreign policy where pressure and the use of military might can be applied both to adversaries and, potentially, allies. Nick Schifrin has two views on the Trump Doctrine from Todd… Continue watching
Jan 06 Cuba, reliant on Venezuelan oil and support, faces uncertain future after U.S. removes Maduro By Dánica Coto, Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuban officials on Monday lowered flags before dawn to mourn 32 security officers they say were killed in the U.S. weekend strike in Venezuela, the island nation's closest ally, as residents here wonder what the capture of… Continue reading