WorldHow Trump's oil grab could derail his Venezuela takeover plans

After the US-backed removal of Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump described his Venezuela strategy as “to the victor belong the spoils.” He struck oil and gold deals with Maduro’s deputy and said Venezuela could become the 51st US state. Opposition leader María Corina Machado has returned and is demanding transparency on the deals and a timetable for elections, creating a new obstacle to Trump’s wealth-extraction plans.

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