US EditionVenezuela's interim president offers US cooperation after Trump says further strike possible
Delcy Rodríguez offers cooperation with the US after Maduro's capture, emphasizing peaceful dialogue and shared development within international law, despite ongoing tensions.
- On Sunday, Jan 4, 2026, Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela's interim president, called for a `balanced and respectful` relationship and invited the United States government to work on a joint development agenda, a day after American forces captured Nicolás Maduro in Caracas.
- On Saturday the Supreme Court named Rodríguez interim president following the operation after Maduro and his wife were detained in a US operation monitored from Mar-a-Lago on Jan 3, 2026.
- In a televised address on Saturday Rodríguez denounced the US action as `an atrocity that violates international law` and called the Trump administration `extremists`, marking a sharp contrast with her later outreach to Washington.
- Up to 90 days is the interim period Rodríguez may serve unless extended by the National Assembly, while Donald Trump warned she could `face a situation probably worse than Maduro` but later said she is `cooperating`.
- Amid questions about legitimacy, Rodríguez launched a commission to seek Maduro's release, cochaired by Yvan Gil and Jorge Rodríguez, while Venezuela's constitution complicates the succession with Maduro's absence deemed temporary.
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Venezuela's Delcy Rodriguez extends olive branch to Trump in shift from defiance
Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez has softened her stance towards Washington, inviting the US to "work together on an agenda of cooperation" a day after denouncing the American military operation that resulted in Maduro's capture.
Delcy Rodríguez was a loyal politician to Maduro, who was kidnapped by the Americans, but the White House saw potential in her. From now on, she should simultaneously please Trump while avoiding angering the country's military elite.
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