Venezuelan citizens describe a climate of fear and self-censorship as the regime maintains that it is moving forward with a prisoner releases.

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he believes it would be better for Venezuela to remain in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, but added he was unsure if that would be a better situation for the United States.

Trump shared a doctored Wikipedia page calling himself the "Acting President of Venezuela" in a Truth Social post, less than 10 days after U.S. forces captured the Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores on Jan. 3.

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.

U.S. President Trump on Sunday posted on his social media platform saying Cuba should make a deal with the U.S. "before it is too late."

Who are the most powerful people in Venezuela? And who are the U.S. officials deciding the country’s future? Portfolio: Maduro’s former vice president, she’s running the country under the oversight of the United States.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado prepares to meet Donald Trump. Her rival, interim President Delcy Rodríguez, will be watching.