Venezuela at a Crossroads By Inés M. Pousadela Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/02/venezuela-at-a-crossroads/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Is_the_US_Planning_to_Throw_a_Lifeline_to_a_Sinking_UN_To_Develop_a_Continent_Africa_Must_Nourish_It MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Feb 2 2026 (IPS) - When US special forces seized Nicolás Maduro and his wife from the presidential residence in Caracas on 3 January, killing at least 24 Venezuelan security officers and 32 Cuban intelligence operatives in the process, many in the Venezuelan opposition briefly dared hope. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.