In Qatar-mediated talks, Machado was not part of US plan for post-Maduro Venezuela, Qatari source says
- Posted on May 10, 2026
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In Qatar-mediated talks, Machado was not part of US plan for post-Maduro Venezuela, Qatari source says
In the months before the United States launched a January raid to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela and the US participated in Qatar-mediated talks on what the country might look like if Maduro stepped down. But the vision discussed in those talks never included opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, according to a Qatari source.
