(FILES) Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodriguez speaks during a meeting with the Diplomatic Corps, in Caracas, on June 23, 2025. (Photo by Pedro MATTEY / AFP)
Caracas: Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said Saturday the government was ready "to defend" the country after an early-morning operation in which the US military seized Nicolas Maduro and his wife.
Rodriguez, who is next in line to succeed Maduro, insisted in a live address that "We are ready to defend Venezuela; we are ready to defend our natural resources" after US President Donald Trump said Washington intends to "run" the Caribbean nation and tap its huge oil reserves.
