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Venezuela's VP demands proof Maduro is alive

First Lady Cilia Flores and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

03 January 2026 15:16 (UTC +04:00)

Venezuela’s vice president has demanded that the U.S. show proof that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores are alive, APA reports, citing NBC NEWS.

Speaking via phone call on state television station Venezolana de Televisión (VTV), Delcy Rodríguez said the whereabouts of Maduro and the first lady are unknown. Her remarks followed Trump’s announcement on social media that the United States captured Maduro and flew him out of Venezuela.

“In the face of this brutal situation and in the face of this brutal attack, we do not know the whereabouts of President Nicolás Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores. We demand from the government of President Donald Trump immediate proof of life of President Maduro and of the first lady,” Rodríguez said.

Rodríguez condemned the attack on Venezuela and said officials, soldiers and civilians had been killed. An official tally of casualties has not been released.