Negotiations between the Venezuelan government and opposition could lead to an easing of the country’s protracted crisis.
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Colombia’s President Visits Venezuela, Moving Away From Isolation
Colombia’s new president met with his Venezuelan counterpart, a milestone in the move by leftist leaders in Latin America to ease the isolation of Nicolás Maduro’s government in Caracas.
US Considers Easing Sanctions on Venezuela as Migration Surges
The Biden administration may allow the last American company producing oil in Venezuela to resume exports if the Maduro government takes steps to restore democracy.
Landslides in Venezuela Leave at Least 22 Dead and Dozens Missing
The Venezuelan armed forces planned to deploy canines and drones to find missing residents and to deliver food and medicine.
In Record Numbers, Venezuelans Risk a Deadly Trek to the U.S. Border
Two crises are converging at the perilous land bridge known as the Darién Gap: the economic and humanitarian disaster underway in South America, and the bitter fight over immigration policy in Washington.
Putin’s Oil War With the West Comes at His Allies’ Expense
Russia’s use of energy as a weapon in its standoff with the West is redrawing the geopolitical map, but it could strain ties with allies like Iran and Venezuela.
Biden Administration Offers Venezuela Minor Sanctions Relief
The Biden administration said it would relax restrictions on Chevron’s dealings with President Nicolás Maduro and remove sanctions from his relative.
Venezuela Releases Imprisoned Americans After Talks With U.S.
The release of Gustavo Cárdenas, an executive at the U.S. branch of Venezuela’s state oil company, and Jorge Alberto Fernández came after Biden officials moved to thaw relations with Venezuela, long a steadfast Russian ally.
US Officials Travel to Venezuela, a Russia Ally, as the West Isolates Putin
The trip is the highest-level visit by American officials to Caracas in years, driven by a desire to separate Russia from its remaining Latin American allies.
Maduro Trades Old Guard for Slick Technocrats to Keep Power
A new generation of cosmopolitan Venezuelan officials has allowed President Nicolás Maduro to halt the economic collapse and remain in power, at the cost of fostering potential future challenges to his rule.