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Exclusive-US talks with hardline Venezuelan minister Cabello began months before raid
Trump officials warned Diosdado Cabello against using security forces ahead of the January 3 raid that captured Maduro, maintaining contact to manage sanctions and stability, sources said.
- U.S. officials had discussions with Diosdado Cabello before the operation to seize Nicolas Maduro, as reported by multiple people familiar with the matter.
- The U.S. warned Cabello against using security services to target the opposition, according to four sources.
- Communication with Cabello discussed U.S. sanctions and his indictment, according to two sources.
- Cabello's decisions may impact the future governance of Venezuela, affecting interim President Delcy Rodriguez's power, according to a U.S. source.
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Reuters: The United States agreed with the Interior Minister of Venezuela before the capture of Maduro: EADaily
EADaily, January 18th, 2026. The American side held talks with the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Diosdado Cabello, a few months before the military operation of US President Donald Trump to capture the President of the republic, Nicolas Maduro.
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US talks with hardline Venezuelan minister Cabello began months before raid
NEW YORK/MIAMI/WASHINGTON - Trump administration officials had been in discussions with Venezuela's hardline interior minister Diosdado Cabello months before the U.S. operation to seize President Nicolas Maduro, and have been in communication with him since then, according to multiple people…
Venezuelan interior minister — a Nicolas Maduro loyalist — was in talks with US months before raid: report
Trump administration officials had been in discussions with Venezuela's interior minister Diosdado Cabello months before the operation to seize Nicolas Maduro, and have been in communication with him since then, according to a report.
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