Venezuela’s economic fortunes have been tethered to the price of oil for most of the country’s modern history, a dependency that only worsened after a charismatic former paratrooper named Hugo Chavez took office in 1999….
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Cuba says US military adventure against Venezuela must be stopped
The following is a statement from the government of Cuba regarding the latest situation in the South American country of Venezuela: The Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Cuba condemns the escalation of pressures and…
US planes carrying aid for Venezuela land in Colombia
Opposition leader Juan Guaido calls for aid distribution, but President Maduro has refused its entry to Venezuela. US military transport planes carrying humanitarian aid intended for Venezuelans have landed in the Colombian border city of Cucuta. The food…
Pence rebukes European powers over positions on Iran, Venezuela
Vice President Mike Pence rebuked European powers over Iran and Venezuela on Saturday in a renewed attack on Washington’s traditional allies, rejecting a call by Germany’s chancellor to include Russia in global cooperation efforts. Describing…
Losing grip on power, Venezuela’s Maduro leans on Cuban security forces, senior US officials say
A top U.S. admiral told senators that Havana “owns the security around Maduro.” The U.S. and dozens of other nations have recognized Juan Guaido, president of the country’s National Assembly, as Venezuela’s interim president, saying…
Maduro reveals secret meetings with U.S. envoy
President Nicolas Maduro said in an AP interview Thursday that his foreign minister recently held secret talks in New York with the U.S. special envoy to Venezuela, even as the Trump administration was publicly backing…
Venezuela’s PDVSA seeks to barter its oil with India
Venezuela is open to barter payment arrangements with India as it seeks workarounds to U.S. sanctions imposed in late January, Venezuelan Oil Minister Manuel Quevedo said on Monday. Caracas, which buys medicines and other products…
As Maduro Digs In, His Aides Hunt for an Emergency Escape Route
Nicolas Maduro is under pressure at home and abroad, and being encouraged by the U.S. to go to “a nice beach somewhere far from Venezuela.” The question is where would — or could — he…
Maduro’s demise in Venezuela would drag Cuba into an economic crisis, experts say
For years, the opposition had struggled to challenge Maduro. But now, Juan Guaidó, the National Assembly leader, appears to have woken up the population in just a couple of months If Maduro falls, I don’t…
Inside Trump’s ‘Cubanization’ of America’s Venezuela policy
The new top diplomat from Venezuela strode to the microphones outside the White House and asked for the free world’s help to “liberate” Venezuela from a Cuban colonist. “This fight is not about ideology,” Vecchio…