Maduro’s capture puts Cuba’s Venezuelan oil-dependent economy at risk

The U.S. military operation to apprehend and remove Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from power could put pressure on Cuba's economy as the communist country reels from the loss of a key economic and security partner.

Maduro was captured alongside his wife over the weekend after President Donald Trump ordered the operation to take the couple into custody on charges related to a narcoterrorism conspiracy.

The ouster of Maduro threatens to unwind an economic partnership that was established by his predecessor...