Hundreds of millions of dollars that the United States is raising from the sale of Venezuelan oil is being sequestered in Qatar. It’s an indirect path that could speed the flow of much-needed money to Venezuela,

Crime, insecurity, you’ll go to a place with no electricity, no water,” he said. “If I had stayed, I would have been gone maybe already. That’s how bad it is right now in my country.”

While Trump and Machado's meeting was still going on, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called Venezuela's opposition leader “a remarkable and brave voice," but also said the meeting didn't mean Trump's opinion of her changed, calling it "a realistic assessment."

The interim Venezuelan government has freed at least four Americans who were imprisoned in Venezuela, a source familiar with the matter told CNN on Tuesday.

Trump ousted the controversial leader of their country. But Venezuelans in the US said recent immigrants don't feel safe enough to go home.

American companies are "likely" to have an expanded presence in Venezuela's oil industry, US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said Sunday, with the Trump administration calling on corporations to invest now despite hesitation from fuel giants.

A lot of questions remain to be answered following the unprecedented US attack in Venezuela and everything that has happened since. For Venezuelans, both inside the country and abroad, it’s been a mix of emotions and a sense of uncertainty over what comes next.