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Weekend: US gains extradition of ally of Venezuelan president

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US gains extradition of ally of Venezuelan president

17/10/2021 GMT

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A close associate of the Venezuelan president has been extradited to the US

A close associate of the Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, has been extradited to the US.

One of the closest associates of the Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, has been extradited to the United States to face money-laundering charges. In response, the government suspended talks with the opposition.

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Joining Celia Hatton to discuss these and other issues are Holly Dagres, a non-resident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Middle East Programmes, and Bobby Ghosh, Opinion Editor at Bloomberg.

(Image: The Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Credit: REUTERS)

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