{"id":194471,"date":"2026-07-05T10:15:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T07:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194471\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T10:15:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T07:15:23","slug":"lukasenka-still-hoping-for-maduros-return-to-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194471\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka still hoping for Maduro\u2019s return to Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/venesuela_aboodi-vesakaran_unsplash_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/venesuela_aboodi-vesakaran_unsplash_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/venesuela_aboodi-vesakaran_unsplash_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/venesuela_aboodi-vesakaran_unsplash_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/venesuela_aboodi-vesakaran_unsplash_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/venesuela_aboodi-vesakaran_unsplash_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Aboodi Vesakaran \/ unsplash.com)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 5, Pozirk.<\/strong> Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has wished Venezuela a \u201cspeedy return\u201d of its indicted president, Nicolas Maduro, in his Independence Day message to interim President Delcy Rodr\u00edguez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarus was the first country to support Venezuela during what he described as its \u201carguably most complicated historical period,\u201d the Belarusian leader said, referring to the US capture of Maduro in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his first public comments five days after the capture, \u0141uka\u0161enka described the US operation as a disgrace, insisting that a similar scenario would be impossible in Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maduro is currently being held in a New York jail awaiting trial on drug trafficking charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lukashenko_maduro_press_lukashenko-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lukashenko_maduro_press_lukashenko-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lukashenko_maduro_press_lukashenko-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lukashenko_maduro_press_lukashenko-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lukashenko_maduro_press_lukashenko-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lukashenko_maduro_press_lukashenko.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">\u0141uka\u0161enka calls Maduro\u2019s capture by US a disgrace<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">January 8, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has for the first time publicly commented on the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro five days ago. He said the US operation involved \u201cconspiracy and treachery,\u201d speaking at an award presentation ceremony in &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/170934\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read <\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 5, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has wished Venezuela a \u201cspeedy return\u201d of its indicted president, Nicolas Maduro, in his Independence Day message to interim President Delcy Rodr\u00edguez. Belarus was the first country to support Venezuela during what he described as its \u201carguably most complicated historical period,\u201d the Belarusian leader said, referring to the US capture [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":95778,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-194471","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u0141uka\u0161enka still hoping for Maduro\u2019s return to Venezuela | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"July 5, Pozirk. 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