# Delcy Rodriguez says Venezuela ‘retains sovereignty’ despite US oil deal

https://mins.news/en/item/37419

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-30 09:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/30/delcy-rodriguez-says-venezuela-retains-sovereignty-despite-us-oil-deal?traffic_source=rss

> Interim President Delcy Rodriguez has defended a deal to transfer 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil to the United States in a televised address. She said Venezuela retains sovereignty despite pressure on Caracas to meet Washington’s demands since the US abducted President Nicolas Maduro in January.

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