Trump announced the acceleration of the release of political prisoners in Venezuela

On January 26, US President Donald Trump announced that the Venezuelan authorities were quickly releasing political prisoners, and the pace would increase.

"I am pleased to inform you that Venezuela is rapidly releasing political prisoners, and this pace will increase in the near future," the Truth Social said in a statement.

Trump also thanked the Venezuelan government for "this important humanitarian gesture."

Contact base: The United States failed to force Venezuela to cease cooperation with Russia

What are the prospects for the development of joint projects between Moscow and Caracas

On January 13, the American leader, commenting on the large-scale strike that his Air Force inflicted on Venezuela, called this operation, during which President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Celia Flores were captured, "the most impeccable" and "brilliant."

On January 25, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov announced that Russia was maintaining its previous position regarding the US actions to detain Maduro. According to him, from the first hours after the information about the incident appeared, Moscow raised the issue of the need to release the Venezuelan leader.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on January 26 that Russia was in constant contact with the new leadership of Venezuela. He noted that there are a number of projects that the Venezuelan government is interested in continuing.

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