Merz and Russia: A Shift in Tone as Europe Enters a Critical Phase
Jan 16, 2026
Maria Corina Machado has given Donald Trump her Nobel Peace Medal and Donald Trump has accepted it. He has said that this is a great sign of mutual respect. Machado said that President Trump understands Venezuela and it’s struggles really well.
Machado celebrates Maduro ouster, but is scorned by Trump
Maria Corina Machado backed the opposition's 2024 presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia to be president. But Donald Trump said the Nobel laureate doesn't have 'support or respect' in her country.
Le Monde with AFP
Published on January 3, 2026, at 7:21 pm (Paris), updated on January 3, 2026, at 11:10 pm (this article was originally published on January 3, 2026, at 5:35 pm (Paris))
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 9, 2025. FEDERICO PARRA / AFP
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado said Saturday, January 3, the "hour of freedom" had arrived for her country after the United States seized strongman Nicolas Maduro, but was criticized by the US president, who said she "doesn't have the respect."
Machado, who has been mostly in hiding since Maduro's disputed reelection in July 2024, said in a statement that opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, whom the opposition says won the vote, "must immediately assume his constitutional mandate" as president.
Germany’s AfD is questioning certain actions that the Trump administration has taken recently, including Donald Trump’s recent statements about Greenland.
Friedrich Merz has delivered a speech in Dessau and has spoken about reconciliation with Russia.
Emmanuel Macron has stated that France will send ground, air and sea assets to Greenland and has criticised Donald Trump without naming him directly.
Ukraine is faced with major disruption in the energy sector, as Russia has intensified its strikes over recent months.
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