But he said he was certain that whatever geopolitical changes Trump ushers in they won't be more harmful than the policies promoted by the outgoing Barack Obama. "He won't be worse than Obama, that's the only thing I dare to say," Maduro said on state TV alongside OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo of Nigeria. During the campaign, Trump denounced "oppression" in Venezuela and accused Maduro of running the oil economy into the ground. The "Trump era" would certainly bring "big changes" to the world, Maduro said, but he urged caution. Trump has yet to comment on how he'll handle Venezuela, but many in the opposition are hoping he'll harden the U.S. stance.

Source: Fox News January 17, 2017 16:22 UTC