Caracas, Venezuela - Venezuela's deposed leader Nicolas Maduro said on social media Sunday that he was "standing firm," while posting photographs from the New York prison where he has been held since his capture by US forces.
Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were seized in Caracas during a US military operation in January.
They are being detained in a Brooklyn, New York jail on drug trafficking and firearms possession charges, which they deny.
"I am sending these photos as a small gift to all my grandchildren, to the boys and girls, and to all the good people who love us," he wrote on Telegram.
"I want you to know that we are standing firm, with our hearts full of your love," he added.
In the two photographs, Maduro is wearing a gray tracksuit and making peace signs with his hands.
He appears to have lost considerable weight since his capture.
Although the photographs emerged Sunday, camera data indicates they were taken on June 25, a day after twin deadly earthquakes killed over 6,500 people and caused widespread destruction in northern Venezuela.
"We will remain strong, calm, and confident: God is with us. God will provide. Venezuela will rise again," he concluded.
The message was posted two days after his successor, interim President Delcy Rodriguez, announced a "historic" oil agreement allowing the US to operate oil fields in Venezuela.
Maduro does not have access to newspapers or the internet in prison, but he is allowed to speak by phone with family and lawyers for around 300 minutes a month, with a maximum of 15 minutes per call, per an inside source.
His son, Nicolas Maduro Guerra, says he is in good shape and spends his time studying the Bible.
Maduro and his wife's trial in the US will begin on June 1, 2027, a federal court in New York announced in July.