# Venezuela after Maduro: Venezuelan Americans watch and wait from the US

https://mins.news/en/video/22017

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-14 09:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUHNIQShpKg

> Venezuela’s interim government and opposition have held their first US-backed talks on a route to new elections. Washington is pressing a three-phase plan focused on stabilization, economic recovery and democratic transition.

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