Overview
- In a New York Times interview, President Donald Trump said Washington expects long-term supervision of Venezuela and control of oil revenues, pledging to rebuild the country and channel funds back to it.
- Trump said the United States has already begun taking 30–50 million barrels of heavy Venezuelan crude and acknowledged that restoring the nation’s oil sector will take years.
- The administration is coordinating with acting leader Delcy Rodríguez and has set conditions before allowing greater oil extraction, while sidestepping commitments on elections or endorsing opposition figures.
- Ukraine’s foreign intelligence assessed that Maduro’s arrest and potential U.S. control of Venezuelan oil assets would deliver a major blow to Russia’s finances and regional influence.
- Maduro and Cilia Flores were captured in Caracas and charged in New York federal court, while a Venezuelan official claimed about 100 deaths in U.S. strikes, a figure that remains disputed.