“the conditions allowing for the safe return of Ms. Machado to Venezuela is the direct result of the U.S. supported reconciliation talks which has already seen hundreds of political prisoners freed and hundreds of political opposition figures return from exile.”

Marco Rubio · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-25

Rubio announced on X that Machado's safe return resulted from US-supported reconciliation talks that freed political prisoners and allowed opposition figures to return from exile.