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With the air defenses defeated [[U.S. special forces]] landed by [[helicopter]] near a place that housed President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. Both are said to have been abducted and flown out of the country. Maduro was known to often change the place where he was living. The ''[[New York]]'' claimed that a [[CIA]] source was involved:

With the air defenses defeated [[U.S. special forces]] landed by [[helicopter]] near a place that housed President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. Both are said to have been abducted and flown out of the country. Maduro was known to often change the place where he was living. The ''[[New York]]'' claimed that a [[CIA]] source was involved:

[[File:Photo 2026-01-04 00-58-14.jpg|left|300px|thumb|[[Telegram]] post by Russian chief [[negotiator]] [[Kirill Dmitriev]].]]

[[File:Photo 2026-01-04 00-58-14.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Telegram]] post by Russian chief [[negotiator]] [[Kirill Dmitriev]].]]

{{Cquote|A [[C.I.A.]] source within the Venezuelan government monitored the location of Nicolás Maduro in both the days and moments before his capture by [[American]] [[special operation forces]], according to people briefed on the operation.

{{Cquote|A [[C.I.A.]] source within the Venezuelan government monitored the location of Nicolás Maduro in both the days and moments before his capture by [[American]] [[special operation forces]], according to people briefed on the operation.