'Venezuela will be reborn': Maduro shares first photos from US prison since capture
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro shared photos from a US detention center, while the current administration under Delcy Rodríguez finalized a major oil deal with the United States. The agreement grants private companies long-term rights to develop Venezuelan oilfields.
Why it matters
This marks a significant shift in US-Venezuela relations, prioritizing energy security and economic interests over previous political tensions.
Two photographs posted to Nicolás Maduro's official social-media accounts on Sunday appear to show the former Venezuelan president smiling and making peace signs at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, nearly eight months after US forces captured him in Caracas.The pictures show the 63-year-old dressed in a grey sweatshirt and trousers with white shoes. Although released on August 30, timestamps on the photographs indicate they were taken on June 25.“I send these photos as a small gift to all my grandsons and granddaughters, to the boys and girls, and to all the noble people who love us,” Maduro said in an English rendering of his Spanish-language message.
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