Maduro is trying to get Washington’s attention, said Latin America expert Geoffrey Ramsey. “The question is whether the White House is ready to commit to a full-fledged negotiations strategy."
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza and Jorge Rodriguez, the head of the pro-Maduro congress and aRamsey said even more goodwill gestures could be on the horizon. Other than promising to work more with U.S. allies and support the delivery of more humanitarian aid to Venezuela, the Biden administration has done little to unwind Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign to unseat Maduro.
But both supporters and opponents of more active U.S. engagement agree that the biggest obstacle is Florida. Trump comfortably carried the battleground state in part due to hardline policies preferred by immigrant voters fleeing Cuba, Venezuela and other authoritarian governments. With Democrats holding a slim six-seat majority in the House of Representatives, betting on Maduro to follow through on his word could end up hurting their chances in midterm elections.
However, it could provide a roadmap for future U.S. actions should momentum toward negotiations build, the two people said, including the lifting of a Trump-erathat even some of Maduro’s opponents say is worsening hunger by making it harder to move food supplies to market in diesel-powered trucks.
NBC News, Maduro is. NOT Venezuela's president, please don't call him president, he is Venezuela's dictator, which is a big difference.
The Biden Admin is using Maduro’s road map of governance in the US