# To the victor belong Venezuela’s spoils: Delcy Rodriguez’s UNGA about-face

https://mins.news/en/item/72075

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-24 09:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/9/24/to-the-victor-belong-venezuelas-spoils-delcy-rodriguezs-unga-about-face?traffic_source=rss

> Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez thanked Donald Trump at the UN General Assembly for restoring “diplomatic relations and cooperation” with Venezuela, sharply contrasting with her 2019 denunciation of US “economic terrorism”, regime change and resource theft. The article portrays her as now enabling US control of Venezuelan oil resources after Maduro’s abduction and the easing of sanctions.

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