The Venezuelan leader and his wife arrived at the courthouse in an armoured truck, surrounded by US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents. He added that the United States would cooperate with Interim President Delcy Rodríguez, though he noted he had not spoken with her directly. As Maduro faces charges in New York involving “drugs, weapons, and terrorism,” Trump indicated that American oil companies would spend $bn to rebuild Venezuela’s crumbling energy infrastructure. A German government spokesperson said on Monday that the United States must explain the legal basis for its actions to the international community. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer also described the situation as “not clear” and called for an explanation from Washington.

Source: Daily News Egypt January 05, 2026 15:57 UTC