The leader of the opposition in Venezuela, Maria Machado, returns to Venezuela after 10 months in exile "I am here. With you," Machado wrote on the X social network. She later posted another message: "End, Carax, I'm here!! Machado's senior adviser, David Samuelski, told CBS that her return is "an important step towards a democratic transition and holding free, fair and verifiable presidential elections in the near future." Samualski also thanked US President Donald Trump, the US government and others for their "continued leadership and support". "Machado returns to stand by the Venezuelan people in their quest for freedom, democracy and justice, and to promote a peaceful, inclusive and sustainable transition that will lead to free, fair and verifiable presidential elections with guarantees for all", he said. In December, Machado secretly left Venezuela with the help of a private American rescue group to receive the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize in Norway. It was her first public appearance in 11 months. The ceremony took place a month before the US military arrested the then president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro. On Sunday, Trump was asked by reporters about Machado's return to Venezuela. He replied that he knew nothing about it, but called her "a very nice woman." "She gave me her Nobel Prize. So what else can I say? And I hope she is safe. She is a very nice woman. But we are doing very well in Venezuela," said the US president. Donald Trump in Russian.

The leader of the opposition in Venezuela, Maria Machado, returns to Venezuela after 10 months in exile "I am here. With you," Machado wrote on the X social network. She later posted another message: "End, Carax, I'm here!! Machado's senior adviser, David Samuelski, told CBS that her return is "an important step towards a democratic transition and holding free, fair and verifiable presidential elections in the near future." Samualski also thanked US President Donald Trump, the US government and others for their "continued leadership and support". "Machado returns to stand by the Venezuelan people in their quest for freedom, democracy and justice, and to promote a peaceful, inclusive and sustainable transition that will lead to free, fair and verifiable presidential elections with guarantees for all", he said. In December, Machado secretly left Venezuela with the help of a private American rescue group to receive the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize in Norway. It was her first public appearance in 11 months. The ceremony took place a month before the US military arrested the then president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro. On Sunday, Trump was asked by reporters about Machado's return to Venezuela. He replied that he knew nothing about it, but called her "a very nice woman." "She gave me her Nobel Prize. So what else can I say? And I hope she is safe. She is a very nice woman. But we are doing very well in Venezuela," said the US president. Donald Trump in Russian.