Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Friday he rejected his US counterpart Donald Trump’s warning to impose blockade on Caracas, stressing that Venezuela’s seas would remain “free and independent”. In remarks cited by Reuters, Maduro said he had requested Venezuela’s Envoy to the UN to denounce Trump’s “illegal” blockade threat at ...
The United States has threatened Russia with new sanctions over its support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro shortly after announcing punitive measures against several individuals and groups for their involvement in an emergency food program. The White House representative for Venezuela, Elliott Abrams, said the new sanctions would be announced ...