Venezuela¡¯s main opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, has vowed to return home quickly, praising U.S. President Donald Trump for toppling her enemy Nicolas Maduro and declaring her movement ready to win a free election.

Trump appears, however, to hope for now to work with interim President Delcy Rodriguez and other senior officials from Maduro¡¯s government, disappointing the opposition and contributing to nervousness in Venezuela.

Venezuelan and U.S. officials are discussing the export of Venezuelan crude to U.S. refiners, five government, industry and shipping sources said.