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Maduro, 62, has been in power since 2013, and the new sanctions come little more than a week before U.S. President Joe Biden will end his term and be succeeded by Donald Trump on Jan. 20.
Venezuela’s government released a statement that characterized the latest set of sanctions as a “rude act that seeks to ingratiate itself with a political class that has resorted to fascist and violent practices to overthrow, without success,” Maduro. A joint statement from more than 50 countries that was delivered Thursday at the United ...
Trump's sanctions, combined with diplomatic pressure, were intended to force Maduro's ouster. Maduro and his government have survived with support from the military plus China, Russia and Cuba.
Through April 2019, the U.S. sanctioned more than 150 companies, vessels and individuals, in addition to revoking visas of 718 individuals. [1] Early sanctions came in response to repression during the 2014 and the 2017 Venezuelan protests, and activities both during the 2017 Constituent Assembly election and the 2018 presidential election.
The sanctions target 21 individuals, including 15 leaders of the Bolivarian National Guard, Bolivarian National Police, the… US issues new sanctions on Maduro allies in Venezuela over fraudulent ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration said on Thursday it was imposing U.S. sanctions on 16 allies of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in response to voter fraud in the country's ...
An announcement of U.S. sanctions relief could come shortly after Maduro signs a deal with Venezuela’s unitary platform, an alliance of opposition parties that have called for free elections for ...
HOUSTON/WASHINGTON/BRASILIA (Reuters) -More than two weeks after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claimed reelection victory, the U.S. and other Western countries are showing little sign of ...