Overview
- After missing the Nobel ceremony, María Corina Machado reached Oslo following a reported 15–16 hour covert sea extraction led by Bryan Stern and the Grey Bull Rescue Foundation.
- In a CBS interview, Machado said she "absolutely" supports President Trump's strategy, citing sanctions, maritime seizures, and strikes on alleged drug boats as increasing costs for Maduro.
- Machado pledged to take the Nobel Prize back to Venezuela but acknowledged a real risk of arrest under the current government.
- Venezuelan interior minister Diosdado Cabello claimed authorities knew her movements, a contention Machado rejected as unsubstantiated.
- Machado reported outreach from fearful members of the armed forces to the opposition, while analysts noted uncertainty over her ability to sustain leadership if she cannot soon return.