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New York: Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro is expected to appear in a New York court on Monday, just days after being seized in Caracas in a shock US military operation that paved the path for Washington's plans to dominate the oil-rich country.
Maduro, 63, faces narcotrafficking charges along with his wife, Cilia Flores, who was forcibly taken out of Caracas to the US on Saturday.
All eyes were on Venezuela's response to the swiftly moving events, and late Sunday, interim leader Delcy Rodriguez, in a potential win for Washington, stepped back from her initial defiance by offering to work with Trump.
"We extend an invitation to the US government to work together on an agenda for cooperation," the former vice president said.
However, around 2,000 Maduro supporters, accompanied by a group of pro-Maduro paramilitaries and bikers, demonstrated Sunday in Caracas to demand his release from US custody.
Trump announced late Sunday that the United States was "in charge" of the South American nation, while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that discussions of Venezuela holding elections following Maduro's ouster were "premature."
