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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 ...
U.S. National Security Advisor John R. Bolton said the sanction was "aimed at restricting U.S. transactions with the bank and cutting off the bank's access to U.S. currency", as a warning to Russia and others. [60] United States Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin stated that the sanction was to prevent the Central Bank "from being used as ...
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 ...
The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday announced new sanctions on over 300 entities and individuals aimed at cutting off Russia's access to products and services needed to sustain military ...
As the humanitarian crisis deepened and expanded, the Trump administration levied more serious economic sanctions against Venezuela. [419] In January 2019, during the presidential crisis, the United States imposed sanctions on the Venezuelan state-owned oil and natural gas company PDVSA to pressure Maduro to resign. [423]
However, he failed to bring the United States into the League and the US did not join the 1935 League sanctions against Italy. [4] Trends in whether the United States has unilaterally or multilaterally imposed sanctions have changed over time. [5] During the Cold War, the United States led unilateral sanctions against Cuba, China, and North ...