Overview
- U.S. officials described a stabilization–recovery–transition roadmap, presenting it as the framework guiding current operations in Venezuela.
- Maritime interdictions continued with additional vessel seizures reported, reinforcing enforcement of the declared quarantine.
- Washington plans to take 30–50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil and sell it at market prices, with proceeds managed internationally for the benefit of Venezuelans.
- The recovery phase calls for fair access to Venezuela’s market for U.S. and Western companies and for steps toward national reconciliation, including amnesty, releases and repatriations.
- The state oil firm PDVSA is negotiating crude sales with Washington, and U.S. actions seek to curb the influence of external actors such as Russia.