Venezuelan residents face great uncertainty after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was captured and taken to the the United States in a dramatic operation in the coutry’s capital Caracas.
Washington is pushing to work with the rest of the Maduro regime and seize control of Venezuelan oil assets, while Venezuelan Vice-President Delcy Rodríguez is refusing to cooperate with the Trump administration and demanding the release of her president.
Neighbouring countries such as Colombia have deployed reinforcements to their borders with Venezuela amid the uncertain situation.
The International Crisis Group’s Elizabeth Dickinson says a ‘chaotic situation’ could emerge if Venezuelan factions try to take advantage of the power vacuum and consolidate power.
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