Why did Delcy Rodríguez meet with Erik Prince in 2019?

Although currently Vice President Delcy Rodríguez constantly exchanges threats with the founder of the mercenary group Blackwater, Erik Dean Prince, In 2019, the two met during a private dinner in Caracas.

Prince traveled to Venezuela in late November of that year after receiving an invitation from an official at Miraflores Palace, sources told Associated Press correspondent Joshua Goodman at the time.

What did Delcy Rodríguez and Erik Prince talk about?

The dinner with Prince took place at Rodriguez’s own residencean apartment in Caracas, and not in a Venezuelan state office.

Sources familiar with the matter indicated that The conversation focused on the release of the six former Citgo executivesa subsidiary of PDVSA in the United States, who were at that time arbitrarily detained in cells at El Helicoide, the headquarters of Sebin.

However, another Goodman source denied that the conversation between Prince and Rodriguez included that topic.

Elliott Abrams, former US special envoy for Venezuela, denied at the time that Prince’s visit had been approved by Trump.

Erik Prince leads the movement Almost Venezuela

Erik Prince has launched a social media campaign called “Almost Venezuela” to supposedly raise funds to allow for the capture of Maduro and part of his Executive.

Speculation on social media points to both internal intervention and the possible involvement of external actors in an effort to end the crisis in Venezuela.

Despite founding Blackwater, Prince stepped down as CEO in 2009 and sold his shares shortly after, while the company was renamed Academi to remain the largest private military contractor in North America.

On this, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez said a few weeks ago: “None other than Mr. Elon Musk, leader of international fascism, appeared to threaten Venezuela, to threaten President Nicolás Maduro, and along with him, a mercenary, a dog of war like Erik Prince. The masks have already been removed.”

“It is imperative for capitalism to develop and resolve the Venezuelan issue. That is why they showed their faces and what the Venezuelan people gave them here was a resounding lesson, a defeat, and Elon Musk, Erik Prince and international fascism came out with their heads down, and they came with all their hatred during those days,” he added.