Venezuela Eyes Closer US Ties While Denouncing Maduro’s Fall

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrives at the Wall Street heliport ahead of his appearance in federal court in New York on Jan. 5.
Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

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By David Alire Garcia

January 9, 2026 at 7:32 PM UTC

Updated on

January 9, 2026 at 10:42 PM UTC

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Venezuela’s new leader isn’t backing down from her assertion that the US orchestrated an illegal kidnapping with its seizure of President Nicolás Maduro, but she’s also seeking more diplomatic engagement with Donald Trump.