The arrest is a poignant reminder of the fragility of political progress in Venezuela. Despite signs that Maduro is more willing to cooperate with Western forces, he claimed just two weeks ago that the CIA and U.S. military were planning to assassinate him. Skepticism remains on both sides. The E.U. was quick to note that its election commission was visiting Caracas purely on an exploratory basis before November’s poll. “We don’t want to validate an election that doesn’t deserve it,” an E.U. diplomatic source warned. “There’s still a long way to go to normalization.” By Caleb Loughrin. Full Text -> TheOrganizationforWorldPeace
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