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🖊OPINION | One Hundred Years of British Interference in Venezuela Declassified UK documents detail how British governments sought to protect oil investments in Venezuela for over a century, including opposing nationalisation and lobbying during Hugo Chávez’s presidency in 2001. Read the full opinion piece here 👉🏽https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/one-hundred-years-of-british-interference-in-venezuela/ #HugoChavez#PDVSA#UnitedKingdom

📰 NEWS |Venezuela: Lawyer Denies Arrest of Former Diplomat and Minister Alex Saab Lawyer for former Venezuelan diplomat and Industry Minister Alex Saab has publicly denied that his client was arrested in Caracas, calling reports “not true.” Venezuelan authorities have not confirmed or denied the alleged arrest, and Saab’s whereabouts remain unknown. Earlier reports from Colombian media claimed Saab and businessman Raúl Gorrín were detained by Venezuela’s intelligence service and questioned about US money laundering charges as part of reported cooperation between Caracas and Washington. Venezuelan officials have yet to issue an official statement on the matter. Read the full report here 👉https://shorturl.at/96gYy #AlexSaab#RaulGorrin

📰 NEWS | Venezuela: Rodríguez Courts European Investment as US Greenlights Diluent Exports Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez met with executives from Repsol (Spain) and Maurel & Prom (France) to promote investment following reforms to the Hydrocarbon Law, which increase corporate control over extraction and exports. At the same time, the US Treasury has issued new licenses allowing Venezuelan imports of US diluents and permitting US companies to buy and market Venezuelan crude, with proceeds deposited in US-controlled accounts. Bloomberg reports Washington is also preparing a license to allow US firms to extract Venezuelan oil. Read the full report here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuela-rodriguez-courts-european-investment-as-us-greenlights-diluent-exports/ #2026OilReform#PDVSA#USVenezuelaRelations

🖊🗞COLUMN | US Imperialism and the Venezuelan Oligarchy In the first delivery of VA’s new Insurgent History column, Christian Flores documents the Venezuelan elites’ historical subservience to foreign empires, a trajectory that culminated on January 3 with US strikes on Caracas, the first US military attack against a capital in this part of the world, and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro. Reflecting on the longer historical pattern, Flores writes that there has been “a clear continuity in the servility of the Creole oligarchy to imperial powers since the nineteenth century.” Read the full VA column here 👉https://shorturl.at/3KUp3 #bourgeoisie#InsurgentHistory#USVenezuelaRelations

📰 NEWS | Venezuelans Stage Mass Rally, Demand Maduro Liberation and Return Chavista supporters rallied in Caracas on Tuesday demanding the release of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, one month after their reported capture during a US attack on Venezuela on Jan. 3. Maduro and Flores were arraigned in New York on Jan. 5, pleaded not guilty to charges including drug trafficking conspiracy, and their next hearing has been postponed to March 26 following a request from US prosecutors. Read the full report here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuelans-stage-mass-rally-demand-maduro-liberation-and-return/ #NicolasMaduro#USmilitaryattack#USVenezuelaRelations

🖊OPINION | US Labor Independence and Solidarity with Venezuela After the January 3 US military strikes on Venezuela, labor unions across the United States issued resolutions opposing the attacks. One resolution, from the Tucson chapter of the National Writers Union, goes further, calling for transparency and an end to government funding at the AFL-CIO’s Solidarity Center. Read the full opinion piece here 👉🏽https://venezuelanalysis.com/opinion/us-labor-independence-and-solidarity-with-venezuela #InternationalSolidarity#TradeUnions#USVenezuelaRelations

From Blockade to Invasion One month after the US bombed Venezuela and kidnapped President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, the country remains under heightened international tension and internal reconfiguration. The past four weeks have been marked by reported military attacks, institutional reordering, diplomatic negotiations, prisoner releases, and deep economic reforms carried out under external pressure. Amid escalation risks, solidarity from allied governments, popular organizations, and regional movements has emerged as the country’s primary line of containment against further confrontation. Click here to follow the chronology and understand what has taken place since January 3 👉🏾https://www.instagram.com/p/DUUFRRUDJTp/?igsh=MWVvbjVkcnBoaXlucQ== #VAUnboxed#UsVenezuelaRelations

📰 NEWS | Venezuela: Rodríguez Hosts US Chargé d’Affaires Dogu in Presidential Palace Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez hosted US Chargé d'Affaires Laura Dogu in Miraflores Palace on Monday. The meeting capped a lightning-fast diplomatic rapprochement following the January 3 US strikes and kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro. Days earlier, Rodríguez announced plans for an "amnesty law" to promote peace and coexistence in the country. Follow the link to read the report: https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuela-rodriguez-hosts-us-charge-daffaires-dogu-in-presidential-palace/ #Diplomacy#Amnesty#DelcyRodríguez#Imperialism

📰 NEWS | Venezuela Approves Pro-Business Oil Reform as Trump Issues New Sanctions Waiver Venezuela’s National Assembly has approved and enacted a reform of the 2001 Hydrocarbon Law that lowers royalty and tax ceilings, grants the executive discretion to reduce fiscal burdens, and expands operational and sales control for private and minority partners. The law also allows foreign arbitration in disputes. The vote was followed by a new US Treasury sanctions waiver, General License 46, authorizing US companies to purchase and market Venezuelan crude under US jurisdiction, with payments directed to US-controlled accounts. Additional licenses are required for investment or production. Read the full report here 👉🏽https://shorturl.at/hlJ7q #2026OilReform#PDVSA#Sanctions#USVenezuelaRelations

📰 NEWS | Caracas and Washington Agree to ‘Reopen’ Venezuelan Airspace, American Airlines to Resume Flights Venezuela and the United States agreed to reopen Venezuelan commercial airspace following direct talks between Acting President Delcy Rodríguez and US officials, including President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The US Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the removal of Notices to Airmen that had restricted flights to Venezuela since November. Following the announcement, American Airlines announced its intention to resume daily direct flights between the two countries, pending approval from US and Venezuelan authorities. Direct air links were suspended in 2019, the same year diplomatic relations between Washington and Caracas were severed. Read the full report here 👉🏽https://shorturl.at/LLooQ #Airlines#USVenezuelaRelations

📰 NEWS | Rubio Defends US Military Operation, Praises Venezuela Oil Reform US Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the January 3 US military operation in Venezuela during a Senate hearing, arguing it was not an act of war. He also confirmed that Washington is administering Venezuelan oil sales, with proceeds deposited in US-controlled accounts before partial release to Caracas. On Tuesday, Acting President Delcy Rodríguez announced that Venezuela is using "unblocked funds" to import medical equipment from the US. Read our report 👉🏽https://shorturl.at/Sm9iK #Sanctions#USmilitaryattack#USVenezuelaRelations

📰 NEWS | Venezuela: Creditors Hunger for 170B Debt Renegotiation International creditors have signaled readiness to renegotiate Venezuela’s defaulted debt, estimated at up to $170 billion, following a sharp rise in bond trading and prices since early January. Bloomberg reports Venezuelan bonds are trading near 40 cents on the dollar, up from past lows. Elias Ferrer Breda, financial analyst and director of Orinoco Research, told Venezuelanalysis that the growing creditor “enthusiasm” reflects expectations that a debt restructuring deal is closer, but warned that any agreement will hinge on US recognition of the Venezuelan government. Should Washington extend formal recognition, this could also pave the way for Venezuela to access around $4.9 billion in IMF-issued special drawing rights that are currently blocked under US policy. Read the full report here 👉🏽https://shorturl.at/CcJYQ #ForeignDebt#Sanctions#USVenezuelaRelations