US EditionTrump Held Secret Talks With Venezuela's Cabello Before Maduro Capture
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.
- In a White House comment Wednesday, Trump told reporters he spoke with Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez and called her `We just had a great conversation today, and she's a terrific person`.
- Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela's interim President, took over earlier this month after the U.S. military captured Nicolas Maduro and called his transfer a 'kidnapping,' underscoring ongoing tensions.
- Rodriguez called the conversation long and productive, saying they discussed a bilateral agenda, while Trump said the leaders covered oil, minerals, trade and security.
- Officials said the exchange signalled warming ties after months of escalating tensions, including U.S. sanctions and military strikes, and Trump said they "discussed a lot of things".
- Trump noted U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had been in contact with Rodriguez, with discussions on oil and trade potentially reshaping economic ties with Venezuela.
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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.
Exclusive: US talks with hardline Venezuelan minister Cabello began months before raid
While Delcy Rodríguez has been seen by the U.S. as the linchpin for Trump's strategy for post-Maduro Venezuela, Diosdado Cabello is widely believed to have the power to keep those plans on track or upend them.
The also architect of Venezuelan repression has been in contact with the Trump administration both directly and through intermediaries
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