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Maduro Seized, Caracas Explodes, Armed Loyalists Mobilise: Venezuelans Warn Trump On Oil Grab

57264 views | Jan 10, 2026, 03:00:50 PM | TOI.in
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Thousands of Venezuelans have poured into the streets, demanding the release of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, captured during a U.S. military operation on January 3. Waving communist flags and portraits of Maduro, protesters chant against U.S. President Donald Trump, calling the operation a kidnapping — not an arrest. The marches stretch for kilometres across the capital, as ruling-party supporters, peasant groups, and political organisations vow resistance and loyalty to the leader they still consider Venezuela’s constitutional president. Armed colectivos warn they are prepared to defend territory as anger simmers nationwide. Behind the street fury, diplomacy quietly reopens doors long sealed shut. The United States confirms a delegation of diplomats and security officials has arrived in Caracas to assess reopening the U.S. Embassy — a move unthinkable since ties were cut in 2019. Interim President Delcy Rodríguez says Venezuela will respond not with weapons, but with diplomacy — while accusing Washington of aggression and thanking Spain, Brazil, Colombia, and Qatar for international support. President Trump, meanwhile, presses his vision for Venezuela’s future — one that reopens the country’s oil sector to U.S. companies, backed by security guarantees. With Maduro in U.S. custody, loyalists on the streets, armed groups on alert, and diplomats reopening channels — Venezuela stands at a crossroads. Is this the start of a thaw, or the calm before a far more dangerous confrontation?

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