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A leaked video of a closed-door meeting shows Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez telling pro-government influencers that US forces threatened to kill senior officials unless they cooperated after the capture of Maduro. Rodríguez says she and other top figures were given 15 minutes to comply with Washington’s demands, claiming the “pressure and blackmail were constant.”

Venezuela: Protesters participate in a massive march in the capital, Caracas, demanding the release of Maduro.

US allows China to purchase Venezuelan oil but not at 'undercut' prices of Maduro days-official

BBG: The US has no plans to offer security guarantees to oil companies that plan to operate in Venezuela, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Thursday. “We are not going to get involved in providing on the ground security for people in Venezuela,” Wright said during an interview with Bloomberg Television. “Oil and gas companies operate all around the world in all different settings, they’re well versed in those challenges.”

Son-in-law of Venezuela opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez freed from prison

Senior White House official: Venezuela's Delcy Rodriguez will come to U.S. but nothing currently on the schedule

U.S. South Command: This morning, U.S. military forces, in support of the Department of Homeland Security, apprehended Motor Vessel Sagitta without incident. The apprehension of another tanker operating in defiance of President Trump’s established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean demonstrates our resolve to ensure that the only oil leaving Venezuela will be oil that is coordinated properly and lawfully. As the joint force operates in the Western Hemisphere, we reaffirm that the security of the American people is paramount, demonstrating our commitment to safety and stability.

Relatives of political prisoners protest in Caracas, demanding their full release. They are asking for information on more than 200 detainees whose whereabouts are unknown.

A US cargo aircraft landed in Maiquetia today carrying cargo for the US embassy in Caracas as it prepares to reopen

Lavrovas: Vašingtonas akivaizdžiai kišosi į Venesuelos reikalus ir kelia grėsmę kitoms Lotynų Amerikos šalims.

Diosdado Cabello teigia, kad ekstremistai „yra laimingi" po JAV bombardavimo: „Vienintelis dalykas, kuris jiems nesisekė, yra tai, kad revoliucija vis dar valdžioje."

U.S. Confirms It Will Seize and Sell Majority of Venezuelan Oil Exports, Energy Secretary Chris Wright says

Kremlin says Putin has no plans to contact Venezuela's Rodriguez in the near future

Tens of thousands in Havana rallied against the U.S., mourning 32 Cuban officers killed in a Venezuela raid and demanding Maduro’s release

Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez says revenues being generated from oil sales must be channeled through country's central bank

Venesuelos gynybos ministras Vladimiras Padrino penktadienį pranešė, kad per JAV ataką Karakase ir prezidento Nicolas Maduro suėmimą anksčiau šį mėnesį žuvo 47 Venesuelos kareiviai, pažymėdamas, kad devynios iš jų buvo moterys.

Diosdado Cabello: "We won't rest for a single moment until we have Maduro back in Venezuela." "We won't rest for a single moment until we have our president, Maduro, back in Venezuela," he said.

@MariaCorinaYA apie JAV sprendimą išlaikyti Maduro parankinius: „Tai susiję su karteliu ir teisingumu. Tai susiję su nusikalstama struktūra, kuri yra režimas, ir Venesuelos žmonių mandatu. Esu tik vienas iš milijonų venesueliečių, kurie nusprendė ir yra įsipareigoję būti laisvi, judėjimo narių. Ir neabejoju, kad @POTUS, jo administracija ir JAV žmonės remia demokratiją, teisingumą ir Venesuelos žmonių mandatą. Aš visiškai neabejoju."

CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas, the highest-ranking US official to visit since the U.S. kidnapped Maduro. Source: NYT

Berlin confirms the release of three Germans detained in Venezuela: "It's a step in the right direction"

Delcy Rodríguez: "If I ever had to go to Washington, I would go standing and walking, not crawling."

Venezuelan opposition leader Machado presented Trump with the Nobel Peace Medal

Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez said Thursday her government was "not afraid" of diplomatic confrontation with the United States, which ousted her predecessor Nicolas Maduro in a January 3 military strike. "We know they are very powerful, we know they are a lethal nuclear power... We are not afraid to confront them diplomatically, through political dialogue," said Rodriguez -- a Maduro ally who US President Donald Trump has agreed to work with provided she toes Washington's line.

María Corina will speak to the press after a meeting with members of Congress at the Capitol

Jungtinės Valstijos sulaikė dar vieną su Venesuela susijusį naftos tanklaivį. Gynybos departamentas, bendradarbiaudamas su JAV pakrančių apsaugos tarnyba (USCG), per Vidaus saugumo departamentą (DHSgov) ir Teisingumo departamentą (TheJusticeDept), vykdė operaciją „Southern Spear". Kito priešaušrio veiksmo metu jūrų pėstininkai ir jūreiviai iš Jungtinės darbo grupės „Southern Spear", remdami Vidaus saugumo departamentą, paliko USS „Gerald R. Ford" (CVN 78) ir be incidentų sulaikė tanklaivį „Veronica". „Veronica" yra naujausias tanklaivis, eksploatuojamas nepaisydamas prezidento Trumpo įvesto karantino sankcionuotiems laivams Karibuose, dar kartą parodydamas JAV pakrančių apsaugos pastangų kovojant su neteisėta veikla Vakarų pusrutulyje veiksmingumą.

The Trump administration is preparing to use private military contractors to protect oil & energy assets in Venezuela rather than deploying US troops, sources tell, setting up a potential boon for security firms with experience in region & ties to POTUS

Trump meeting with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado tomorrow at 12:30pm

Trump tells Reuters' @steveholland1 he expects to go to Venezuela and also to welcome @delcyrodriguezv, the interim president of Venezuela, to Washington: "I think she's (Delcy) going to come, you know, eventually she's going to. not quite yet, but eventually she'll come and I'll go to their country too."

Donald Trump says he had a "long conversation" with Delcy Rodríguez

Trump: "And another piece of information that I think is very important is the leaker has been found and is in jail right now, and that's the leaker on Venezuela. Very bad leaker. So there could be some others, and we'll let you know about that. We're hot on their trail. But the leaker has been found, and the leaker's in jail, and will probably be in jail for a long time. Let's see what happens."