Venezuela Releases Two U.S. Political Prisoners After Talks
- One Citgo executive, Cuban-American set free, lawyers say
- Biden officials traveled to Caracas Saturday for rare meeting
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Venezuela’s government released two political prisoners Tuesday, days after it held a rare meeting with members of the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss lifting oil sanctions.
President Nicolas Maduro released Gustavo Cardenas, a U.S. citizen and former executive from oil firm Citgo, according to his lawyer Diego Barboza. Cuban-American citizen Jorge Fernandez, arrested in February 2021, was also freed, his lawyers said.