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A US delegation flew to Caracas today by surprise

despite the fact that diplomatic relations between the two countries have been broken

for three years.

A lightning trip of just two hours advanced by

The New York Times

and confirmed by political sources in the Venezuelan capital, which takes place in the midst of the savage invasion of Ukraine that pits

Joe Biden

against

Vladimir Putin,

the main international ally of

Nicolás Maduro.

Since the

Donald Trump

administration recognized Juan Guaidó as interim president in 2019 and tightened the sanctions against the Bolivarian revolution, there had not been a diplomatic meeting of this magnitude.

According to the New York newspaper, it was not only about the freedom of the six American directors of Citgo, a subsidiary of Petróleos de Venezuela, but also about

the alleged US interest in substituting part of the Russian oil with that of Venezuela.

Maduro leads the Latin American support for the Russian caudillo, ahead of Cuba and Nicaragua, and partly Bolivia, in addition to the winks launched from Brazil, El Salvador and leaders of the radical left, relying on a supposed neutrality.

Drone pilots, Russian special forces and Wagner Group mercenaries have fought in the border conflict, which pits Colombian guerrillas allied with Caracas against FARC dissidents, as well as in special operations.

"Finding a solution to the diplomatic confrontation with Venezuela is a smart move

. The Venezuelan people would prefer an alliance with the US than with Russia.

We have to find a way to shore up our Western Hemisphere," congratulated Trish Regan, an inclusive communicator close to Trump, after know the diplomatic mission.

"The US is sending the message to Maduro that it is taking a risk by continuing its support and dependence on Putin. But in the end this is all about who makes a concession first and it seems that it has been Maduro freeing some Americans unjustly imprisoned in Venezuela. If so,

the US government should announce it soon,

which would be important for Biden in an election year but could change the dynamic in the US-Maduro relationship and open the door to concessions from both sides," deepened the internationalist Mariano de Alba for THE WORLD.

The US mission landed in Caracas on a very emblematic day for the revolution, March 5, the

ninth anniversary of the death of Hugo Chávez,

which Maduro now defines as a "change of landscape."

The "people's president" is currently hosting several of his continental allies, such as Evo Morales and Rafael Correa, invited to a congress of his party.

The event also takes place a few hours after the United States has extended Barack Obama's executive order for another year that points to Venezuela as a threat to US national security and foreign policy.

"The conflict in Ukraine dramatically changes the

hierarchy of interests of the United States and the world

and concentrates them on the search for mechanisms and negotiations that allow avoiding a collapse in the oil market and especially a monumental spike in the price of gasoline. The search for negotiations will jump all the barriers that had been imposed," said Luis Vicente León, president of Datanalisis.

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