‘Brother country’? Maduro scrambles to open talks with U.S. after Venezuela strike

Nicolas Maduro

Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro is pleading for talks with the U.S. after tanker seizures and a U.S. strike, as President Donald Trump continues to ratchet up pressure on the socialist regime.

Maduro is offering U.S. access to Venezuela’s enormous oil reserves and a renewed dialogue on drug trafficking, Reuters reports. In remarks on state television, he specifically floated reopening the door to Chevron oil investment, and urged Trump to “speak seriously” about cooperating to “battle” narcotics trafficking.