Inside Nicolás Maduro’s Last Days as Venezuela’s Leader NYT Par : Anatoly Kurmanaev · Mariana Martínez and Tyler Pager 25 février 2026 à 11:00 The Venezuelan leader overestimated his strength and misread his exchange with President Trump in the decisive weeks before his capture by U.S. forces. © Alejandro Cegarra for The New York TimesIn his final weeks in power, President Nicolás Maduro still believed a deal with Washington was possible, people close to him said.