What’s next for Venezuela?
Trump said the US will ‘run the country’ after capturing President Maduro and his wife
An episode of the The Global Story podcast, hosted by BBC World Service, titled "What’s next for Venezuela?" was published on January 5, 2026 and runs 30 minutes.
January 5, 2026 ·30m · The Global Story
Summary
The Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are due to appear in a federal Manhattan court on Monday, after the United States captured them in a military operation in Venezuela. President Trump says the US will run Venezuela “until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition”. But Maduro’s allies – including its new interim president – remain in charge. We speak to Ione Wells, the BBC’s South America correspondent, about what might happen in the coming weeks and months. Producers: Sam Chantarasak and Aron Keller Executive producer: James Shield Mix: Travis Evans Senior news editor: China Collins Photo: Nicolás Maduro in an image distributed by President Trump which he said was taken on board the USS Iwo Jima.
Episode Description
The Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are due to appear in a federal Manhattan court on Monday, after the United States captured them in a military operation in Venezuela.
President Trump says the US will run Venezuela “until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition”. But Maduro’s allies – including its new interim president – remain in charge.
We speak to Ione Wells, the BBC’s South America correspondent, about what might happen in the coming weeks and months.
Producers: Sam Chantarasak and Aron Keller
Executive producer: James Shield
Mix: Travis Evans
Senior news editor: China Collins
Photo: Nicolás Maduro in an image distributed by President Trump which he said was taken on board the USS Iwo Jima.
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