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REACTION: US Delegation Meets with Maduro’s Venezuela

By AQ Editors

Russia's increasing influence in the hemisphere and a spike in oil prices after the invasion of Ukraine have led to calls for negotiations.

On March 5, news broke that senior officials in the Biden administration had landed in Caracas to meet with counterparts in Nicolás Maduro's government. The United States broke diplomatic relations with Venezuela in 2019, and recognizes opposition leader Juan Guaidó's claim to the presidency. AQ asked observers to share their reaction to the visit and their thoughts on what lies ahead for diplomatic relations and Russia's influence in the hemisphere. Francisco Monaldi, Fellow and Director of the Latin American Energy Program at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public...

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