According to the White House, a Texas oil executive is among two Americans -- one a member of the so-called CITGO 6 -- released from prison in Venezuela.
— According to the White House, two Americans — one a member of the so-called CITGO 6 — have been released from prison in Venezuela. The move comes as the country seeks to improve relations with the Biden administration amid Russia’s war with Ukraine.
U.S. officials have not detailed any other specific outcomes of the talks, but said the release reflected months of relationship-building, particularly involving Roger Carstens, the administration’s special presidential envoy for hostage affairs. Cardenas and five other executives of Houston-based Citgo, a subsidiary of Venezuela’s state-owned oil giant, had been in detention in Venezuela since 2017 when they were led away by masked security agents while at a meeting in Caracas. They had been lured to Venezuela in order to attend a meeting at the headquarters of Citgo’s parent, state-run oil giant PDVSA.
Fernandez was detained in February 2021 near the border with Colombia after he was found in possession of a drone, whose use is restricted in Venezuela. He was accused of terrorism.
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