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Jorge Arreaza, Maduro's Foreign Minister, sanctioned by Canada and the United States. Canada sanctioned 40 Venezuelan officials, including Maduro, in September 2017 [185] [186] for behaviors that undermined democracy after at least 125 people were killed in the 2017 protests and "in response to the government of Venezuela's deepening descent ...
During the crisis in Venezuela, the United States applied sanctions against specific Venezuelan government entities and individuals associated with the administration of Nicolás Maduro, along with sanctions applied by the European Union, Canada, Mexico, Panama and Switzerland. Through April 2019, the U.S. sanctioned more than 150 companies ...
The United States Department of the Treasury placed sanctions affecting Venezuela's gold industry in March 2019, explaining that Maduro's government "is pillaging the wealth of Venezuela while imperiling indigenous people by encroaching on protected areas and causing deforestation and habitat loss". [97]
Maduro's government has always rejected sanctions by the United States and others, saying they are illegitimate measures which amount to an "economic war" designed to cripple Venezuela ...
Canada also imposed new Venezuela sanctions. “The United States, together with our likeminded partners, stands in solidarity with the Venezuelan people’s vote for new leadership and rejects ...
As U.S. companies have exited Venezuela, they have been replaced by actors from China, Russia and Iran, further entrenching Maduro’s regime and reducing U.S. influence in the region.
Russia–Venezuela relations include cooperation between Russia and Venezuela in areas of common concern, such as their common status as oil exporters, and policy toward the United States. [1] Venezuela is Russia's most important trading and military ally in Latin America . [ 2 ]
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- For the last year, President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign against Venezuela’s dictator has had a loophole. Now it is about to close.Nicolas Maduro and his inner ...