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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent

Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez defends ‘endless’ benefits of her oil deal with Trump

Delcy Rodríguez, in a pastel-blue jacket, gestures with both hands while speaking to camera
Delcy Rodríguez claimed the deal would help her country become ‘an energy powerhouse’. Photograph: Presidency of Venezuela/EPA

Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, has defended her government’s highly controversial energy deal with Donald Trump, insisting the South American country will maintain ownership and sovereignty over its massive oil reserves.

Rodríguez, who assumed power in January after Trump ordered the abduction of the president, Nicolás Maduro, took to the airwaves on Saturday to push back against criticism of what the US president has called “the biggest oil deal in world history”.

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