Maduro, in rejection of Washington’s interventionist policies, has given Chargé d’Affaires Todd Robinson 48 hours to leave Venezuela. President Nicolas Maduro said United States Chargé d’Affaires Todd Robinson and head of political affairs Brian Naranjo have 48 hours to leave Venezuela. Maduro says the decision to expel the pair is aimed at defending Venezuela’s sovereignty […]
Trump Signs New Action Against Venezuela…
Ceela Electoral Experts Say Venezuela Vote Reflects ‘Will of the People,’ Must Be Respected…
“We have not observed any element that can disqualify the electoral process,” said Ceela President Nicanor Moscoso. Representatives of the Council of Electoral Experts of Latin America (Ceela) stated that the results of Venezuelan elections on May 20 must be recognized because they represent the popular will expressed by the people. Speaking during a press […]
Washington Aims at Venezuela’s Cryptocurrency in New Round of Sanctions…
The White House on Monday continued tightening financial sanctions on Venezuela, issuing an order prohibiting U.S. citizens from making any transactions in the Petro, the socialist administration’s newly launched cryptocurrency. The presidential order prohibits U.S. citizens from dealing in “any digital currency, digital coin, or digital token” issued by Venezuela after January 9, 2018. Venezuela […]
Venezuela’s Maduro Tweets Trump Offers Dialogue…
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has proposed holding talks with his US counterpart Donald Trump. Maduro extended the olive branch to Trump on Twitter, the US president’s favorite social media site. Trump “campaigned promising non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries,” Maduro tweeted on Monday. “The time has come to fulfill that and change his […]
Russia Says Venezuela Accepts $3 Billion Restructuring Terms…
Venezuela and Russia have agreed on terms for restructuring about $3 billion of the Latin American country’s debt and the deal will come soon, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said in Moscow. “The Venezuelans have confirmed the terms we’d agreed on, and that’s why the process will move into the concluding phase,” Siluanov told reporters on […]
Justices Take Travel Ban Cases Off October Argument Calendar…
Today the Supreme Court announced that it had removed the challenges to President Donald Trump’s March 6 executive order, sometimes known as the “travel ban,” from its argument calendar for October. In a one-paragraph order issued this afternoon, the justices also directed the parties to file briefs by October 5 addressing whether the challenges are […]
Marco Rubio Gives Televised Address in Venezuela: ‘You Are Not Alone’…
“In this struggle, know neither we nor you are alone. Since last night’s fraudulent exercise, Peru, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico and other nations from across the world have joined in announcing they do not recognize this constituent assembly,” he said in his Spanish-language address. “Ultimately, the way out of the tragedy before you…
Venezuela Congress Chief Calls for Vote Probe…
The president of Venezuela’s opposition-controlled National Assembly says the legislature will call for an investigation into claims that the official turnout figure in Sunday’s election was tampered with and there was a discrepancy of at least 1 million votes. Julio Borges says findings disclosed by voting software company Smartmatic provide “complete…
Trump Sanctions President Maduro. What It Means for Venezuela…
On Monday, the U.S. Treasury Department announced new sanctions on Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro. The sanctions mean that “…. all assets of Nicolas Maduro subject to U.S. jurisdiction are frozen, and U.S. persons are prohibited from dealing with him.” The penalties are a response to Maduro’s decision to replace Venezuela’s parliament with a…