President Javier Milei is reasserting his alignment with the United States and backing US President Donald Trump’s removal of Nicolás Maduro from power.
The alignment extends to cooling his support – in line with Trump’s new position – for Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, despite Milei’s previously enthusiastic support for the winner of last year’s Nobel Peace Prize.
The shift reflects Washington’s assessment that Maduro’s dramatic ouster will not bring down the Chavista regime’s core political and security structures, ruling out the chances of a rapid democratic transition.
As a result, key figures such as former vice-president, interim l
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