US EditionVenezuela Softens Crackdown on Critics, Begins Releasing Political Prisoners to Keep Trump Happy
Venezuela released numerous political detainees and agreed to sell 30-50 million barrels of sanctioned oil following U.S. demands, signaling cooperation with the Trump administration.
- On Tuesday, the White House said Venezuela agreed to release sanctioned oil to the U.S., with proceeds benefiting Venezuelan people and aiding political transition, officials said.
- The administration has demanded Delcy Rodríguez crack down on drug flows, expel Iranian, Cuban and other operatives, and stop oil sales to U.S. adversaries, while officials say she must hold free elections and step aside with no set timeline.
- A White House official said on Wednesday that the administration made clear to Venezuela `this is the western hemisphere and American dominance is going to continue under this president`,
- The second phase will be a phase called recovery, and officials say it ensures American and Western companies have fair access to the Venezuelan market while Secretary of State Marco Rubio linked oil sales proceeds to transitioning from the Maduro regime toward free elections.
- Delcy Rodríguez initially struck a defiant tone but almost immediately said she would work with U.S. officials on an `agenda of cooperation`, and observers describe Venezuela as conciliatory so far.
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Jan 9 - Venezuela has slowly begun releasing some of those held in jail who are considered political prisoners by rights groups and the opposition, in the aftermath of the U.S. capture of President Nicolas Maduro last weekend. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Venezuela frees political prisoners, realigns oil policy as U.S. signals approval
Political prisoners are being released and oil policy is being realigned in Venezuela. President Trump said the Venezuelan government is giving the U.S. exactly what it wants and that's expected to continue, at least for now.
Venezuela releases political prisoners, including former presidential candidate Enrique Marquez, in a context of tensions and negotiations with the United States The authorities
Venezuela Leaders Free Political Prisoners
“Venezuela’s government began to release political prisoners from two notorious prisons on Thursday in the first ostensible gesture of change by the new administration since the United States captured President Nicolás Maduro and said it would control the country,” the New York Times reports.
The White House said Thursday that the release of political prisoners in Venezuela is a "example of how the President (Donald Trump) is using maximum influence to do the right thing for the American and Venezuelan people," she told EFE Anna Kelly, spokesman for international affairs for the U.S. Executive. The spokesman's words come after the president of the Venezuelan Parliament and chief negotiator of Chavismo, Jorge Rodríguez, announced toda…
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