Rubio frames Venezuela cooperation as in Caracas’ best interest amid Maduro arrest

Sen. Marco Rubio told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that cooperation with the United States aligns with Venezuela’s interests and that Maduro’s arrest was not a war, with Washington signalling it does not plan military action. The administration envisions a transition to a “friendly, stable and prosperous” Venezuela, with oil revenues overseen by the US and used for the Venezuelan people, while trying to limit Iranian and Cuban influence. Democrats pressed on transparency over oil bidding, progress in six months, and congressional oversight of future powers. A protest interruption occurred during Rubio’s opening remarks.