https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/cb59c4d2-3eae-43e3-99ab-6e5299b37d50 One day before the United States launched air strikes on Venezuela and detained President Nicolas Maduro, he extended an olive branch to US President Donald Trump in an interview filmed on New Year’s Eve and aired on Venezuelan state television. During the interview, recorded as Maduro drove through the capital, Caracas, with his wife in the car, he said he had held only one conversation with Trump. He proposed serious talks with Washington on combating drug trafficking and that his government was prepared to offer US companies access to the country’s oil sector. Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0fZh5SBxxMNYdg0VzRFkg/join Catch previous episodes of MEE LIVE, our biweekly news programme exploring the stories shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis, and hard-hitting interviews. Originally airing Tuesdays & Thursdays at 12pm ET | 5pm BST Got a story tip or question? Reach us at MEELive@middleeasteye.org Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEye Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEye Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:27:58 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/cb59c4d2-3eae-43e3-99ab-6e5299b37d50 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.