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‘Feels like an illusion’: inside post-Maduro Venezuela’s bewildering new era

Four months after Donald Trump ordered Operation Absolute Resolve to capture Venezuela’s former president Nicolás Maduro, leading to Delcy Rodríguez taking power, some positive changes like the release of political prisoners and eased media access have occurred, but many Venezuelans feel little has improved—with no clear plans for fresh elections and the US-Venezuela détente appearing to prioritize American access to oil over democratic reform.