(FILES) (COMBO) This combination of pictures created on March 05, 2026 shows US President Donald Trump smiling during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2025, and Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez smiling alongside US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum (out of frame), after their meeting at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas on March 4, 2026. Caracas on August 28, 2026 confirmed that Venezuela had signed a major oil deal with the United States, giving Washington majority control of 65 billion barrels of proven petroleum reserves. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS and Federico PARRA / AFP via Getty Images)