Venezuelan opposition leader Machado fails in return attempts as Rodriguez meets Trump
Machado adviser Pedro Urruchurtu said on social media that the latest sea and air attempts were among seven failed efforts to return since she clandestinely left Venezuela nine months ago.
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado made three unsuccessful attempts to return to Venezuela in recent hours, her team and media reported on Tuesday. The failed bids, both sea and air, were the latest in a series of seven attempts since she left the country nine months ago, according to Spanish newspaper ABC. Machado's advisor Pedro Urruchurtu announced the news on social media, though she has not publicly commented on the failed efforts.
The recent diplomatic efforts come amid high-stakes talks at the United Nations General Assembly, where US President Donald Trump met with interim President Delcy Rodriguez for the first time since the US captured then-President Nicolas Maduro during a January raid. The UN meeting follows the recent earthquakes in Venezuela, which prompted US officials to privately urge Machado to postpone her return and oppose her efforts to re-enter the country, according to people familiar with the matter.
Machado, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has been living in exile since late last year following a period in hiding after the contested 2024 election. Despite having repeatedly vowed to return since Maduro's ouster and two major earthquakes, her arrival remains a point of contention. Spanish newspaper ABC did not disclose who blocked the attempts by sea and air.
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