Casa Rosada backed the United States' strategy for the Venezuelan transition

Argentine officials who maintain fluid dialogue with the Republican administration agree that:

• The process will result in a negotiated transition agreement
• A new military offensive is not planned, in principle
• The focus will be on preventing the radicalization of the hard-line Venezuelan military wing

Oil, stability, and political realism

A pragmatic and realistic vision has prevailed in the White House, backed by intelligence reports that warn that explicit support for opposition sectors could force an increase in the United States military presence in Venezuela.

In that context, Secretary of State Marco Rubio gained influence by warning that open support for the opposition would complicate the transition. Trump, meanwhile, made it clear that the strategic priority is to guarantee access to Venezuelan oil, using pressure tools such as a possible military "quarantine" on exports.

Casa Rosada supports that approach: order, stability, and coordination with the United States, without unilateral gestures or diplomatic adventures that could worsen an already extremely delicate situation.

The national government once again made it clear that geopolitical alignment with the United States constitutes one of the central pillars of President Javier Milei's foreign policy, especially in light of the complex scenario Venezuela is going through after the forced departure of former dictator Nicolás Maduro.

According to Infobae, sources close to the presidency flatly denied the reports claiming that Milei had actively promoted the rise of Edmundo González Urrutia as part of a transition scheme. "It's false", sources from the libertarian Political Board asserted, while emphasizing that Argentina doesn't promote candidacies or diplomatic operations outside the strategy defined by Washington.

Full coordination with the White House

In Balcarce 50, officials explain that the decision to lower the public profile in recent days responds to the need not to interfere in the negotiations led by Donald Trump's government, which considers it key to work with current Venezuelan president Delcy Rodríguez to stabilize the political situation and avoid a scenario of power vacuum.

Milei himself stated, after the operation that led to Maduro's capture, that González Urrutia is the elected president, highlighting the legitimacy of the electoral process. However, within the ruling coalition, officials stress that recognizing an electoral result doesn't imply forcing an immediate transition, especially when the regime's structure still retains levers of power.

"Calling elections today would be madness", summarized an unimpeachable source from the Presidency, warning that there are no minimum guarantees for a viable institutional process.

Trump sets the course of the transition

In line with that interpretation, Donald Trump played down the role of the Venezuelan opposition at this stage and was categorical regarding María Corina Machado, pointing out that she doesn't have the support or the respect necessary to lead the country. From Washington, officials believe that an improvised appointment could lead to political anomie and greater internal instability.