US Flag Flies Again in Venezuela — About as Surprising as Heating the Liepāja Ice Rink in Winter
After a seven-year hiatus, the US raises its flag again in Venezuela, while in Liepāja's ice rink it's as hot as relations between superpowers.
US Chargé d'Affaires Laura Dogu proudly announced that after a seven-year break, the US flag is once again flying above the embassy in Venezuela. Exactly seven years after it was taken down — precision as impressive as Liepāja's public transport schedule.
The thaw in Venezuelan-US diplomatic relations began after the January raid that killed 100 people and saw Maduro and his wife end up in New York. Now Trump claims he essentially runs Venezuela and controls its oil resources. This is about as believable as claiming it's never cold in Liepāja's ice rink — even though hockey players sweat like they're in a boiler room, spectators still sit wrapped in blankets.
"A new era has begun. We are still together with Venezuela," writes Dogu. Liepāja resident Pēteris, who heard this news while standing in line at Maxima this morning, comments: "Well, at least they don't lose flags as often as we lose trams due to fog."
Trump and Venezuela's interim leader Delcy Rodríguez have signed energy agreements that pave the way for private investment. It's as rapid a change as going from the ice rink's cold to the warm spring air outside — just with much bigger geopolitical consequences and less risk of slipping.
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