Notikumi

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

Lavrovs: Vašingtona ir klaji iejaukusies Venecuēlas lietās un apdraud citas Latīņamerikas valstis.

Diosdado Kabello saka, ka ekstrēmisti pēc ASV bombardēšanas "ir laimīgi": "Vienīgais, kas viņiem negāja labi, ir tas, ka revolūcija joprojām ir pie varas."

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

Venecuēlas aizsardzības ministrs Vladimirs Padrino piektdien paziņoja, ka ASV uzbrukumā Karakasai un prezidenta Nikolasa Maduro sagūstīšanas laikā šī mēneša sākumā gāja bojā četrdesmit septiņi Venecuēlas karavīri, norādot, ka deviņas no viņiem bija sievietes.

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 par ASV lēmumu paturēt Maduro leitnantus amatā: "Šeit ir runa par karteli un taisnīgumu. Šeit ir runa par noziedzīgu struktūru, kas ir režīms, un Venecuēlas tautas mandātu. Esmu tikai viens no milzīgas kustības, kurā ir miljoniem venecuēliešu, kuri ir nolēmuši un apņēmušies būt brīvi. Un man nav ne mazāko šaubu, ka @POTUS, viņa administrācija un ASV tauta atbalsta demokrātiju, taisnīgumu un Venecuēlas tautas mandātu. Man nav nekādu šaubu."

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

Amerikas Savienotās Valstis ir aizturējušas vēl vienu ar Venecuēlu saistītu naftas tankkuģi. Operācijas "Southern Spear" ietvaros Aizsardzības departaments sadarbībā ar ASV Krasta apsardzi (USCG), ar Iekšzemes drošības departamenta (DHSgov) un Tieslietu departamenta (TheJusticeDept) starpniecību veica citu operāciju pirms rītausmas, kurā jūras kājnieki un jūrnieki no Apvienotās darba grupas "Southern Spear", atbalstot Iekšzemes drošības departamentu, atstāja kuģi USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) un bez starpgadījumiem aizturēja tankkuģi "Veronica". "Veronica" ir jaunākais tankkuģis, kas darbojas, neievērojot prezidenta Trampa noteikto karantīnu sankcionētajiem kuģiem Karību jūras reģionā, vēlreiz demonstrējot ASV Krasta apsardzes centienu efektivitāti cīņā pret nelikumīgām darbībām Rietumu puslodē.

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."

Venezuela says it is still working to identify some of the victims of the US bombing raid in which leader Nicolas Maduro was captured ten days ago

Venezuela's Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said authorities have seized over 7 tons of illicit drugs so far in 2026

The U.S. has filed for court warrants to seize dozens more tankers linked to the Venezuelan oil trade, per @Reuters, as Washington consolidates control of oil shipments in and out of the South American country

Zelenskis sacīja, ka vismaz 20% no Krievijas ēnu tankkuģu flotes ir apturēti, un Krievija cenšas kompensēt zaudējumus ar jauniem kuģiem.

Cuba will repatriate on Thursday the bodies of the 32 soldiers who died in Venezuela

Alejandro González, Rocío's husband, has just been released, along with 20 other political prisoners from Rodeo 1.