A handout picture released by the Venezuelan presidency shows Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaking during an interview in Caracas, on January 1, 2022...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has warned the European Union to stay out of Caracas’ internal affairs, stressing that the Latin American country is not the bloc’s backyard...

In this file photo, Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Guaido addresses a demonstration in Las Mercedes, east Caracas, on March 10, 2020...

Members of the Venezuelan special forces unit are seen at a shore, after foiling a mercenary incursion, in Macuto, Venezuela, on May 3, 2020...

This photo released by the Venezuelan Miraflores presidential press office shows what authorities identify as the ID cards of former US special forces citizen Airan Berry, right, and Luke Denman, left, in Caracas, Venezuela, May 4, 2020...

Handout picture released by the Venezuelan Presidency of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro showing the passports of two US citizens arrested by security forces during a video conference meeting with international media correspondents, at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, on May 6, 2020...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro shows the passports of two US citizens arrested by security forces, during a video conference meeting with international media correspondents, at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, on May 6, 2020...

Venezuelan soldiers in balaclavas are seen moving a suspect from a helicopter after a mercenary incursion, at an unknown location, in this still frame obtained from Venezuelan government TV, on May 4, 2020...

Venezuela’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Jorge Arreaza addresses the UN Human Rights Council’s main annual session on February 25, 2020 in Geneva, Switzerland...

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro gestures during a press conference with members of the foreign media at Miraflores palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on February 14, 2020...

Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido attends a plenary session of the National Assembly at Bolivar square, in Caracas, on February 12, 2020...

A handout picture released by the Venezuelan Presidency shows Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro (C) speaking during a meeting with members of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), in Caracas, on February 17, 2020...

Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs Jorge Arreaza delivers a speech during a meeting in Caracas on August 20, 2019...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, wearing a Conviasa national airlines uniform, attends a rally against US sanctions on the flagship airline on Feb...

A handout picture released by the Venezuelan Presidency’s press office shows Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro during a meeting with members of his cabinet at the Miraflores Presidential Palace, in Caracas, on February 5, 2020...

Juan Guaido the self-declared interim president of Venezuelan arrived in London to meet with UK government officials and members of the Venezuelan opposition diaspora...

The administration of US President Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on Venezuela as part of attempts to pressure the country’s legitimately-elected President Nicolas Maduro to resign...

Vice President of Venezuela’s ruling party Diosdado Cabello has met with Cuba’s Communist Party leader Raul Castro in a show of unity against the United States’ constant pressure on the governments of Caracas and Havana...

Venezuelan military forces have expressed support for the government of President Nicolas Maduro against any US military intervention, saying they are waiting with weapons in their hands...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says his former intelligence chief, who joined opposition figure Juan Guaido during a recent coup attempt, was a mole recruited by the CIA to overthrow his government...

US Vice President Mike Pence plans to offer new incentives to Venezuela’s military to turn against President Nicolas Maduro, part of a plan by President Donald Trump’s administration to topple the South American country’s legitimate government...

American officials and military commanders are sending mixed messages about a possible US military intervention in Venezuela as the ongoing turmoil in the Latin American country approaches a critical stage following the recent military coup attempt by the opposition...

Venezuela’s Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez says the government is confronting a small group of “military traitors” that are seeking to promote a coup against President Nicolas Maduro...

About 40,000 people may have died in Venezuela as a result of US sanctions that have reduced the availability of food, medicine and medical equipment, according to a new report...

Venezuela’s Supreme Court has urged the National Constituent Assembly to strip opposition figure Juan Guaido of his parliamentary immunity from prosecution...