Caracas (VZA) – The Trump administration announced new sanctions Friday targeting five high-profile figures in the Venezuelan government and security services. The sanctioned officials are Manuel Quevedo, oil minister and president of Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA, National Bolivarian Intelligence Service (SEBIN) Director Manuel Cristopher Figuera, SEBIN First Commissioner Hildemano Rodriguez, Military Counter-Intelligence chief Ivan Hernandez, and the […]
Read MoreCaracas – The Trump administration ratcheted up the aid sent to Venezuela, deploying US military aircraft to deliver over 250 tons of aid at the request of Juan Guaido backed by the US and its allies since the January 23 attempted coup led by the US. Venezuelan President Maduro thwarted earlier US attempts to deliver the […]
Read MoreMoscow (TSN) – Russia is demanding an end to the list of ultimatums against Venezuela by foreign powers, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Sunday. Lavrov urged the international community to call for a frank dialogue in Venezuela, so that the inhabitants of the South American country can resolve their disagreements in peace. “If we rely on […]
Read MoreCaracas (VZA) – Self-proclaimed “Interim President” Juan Guaido announced he is naming new board members for state oil company PDVSA and its US subsidiary Citgo during a National Assembly session on Wednesday. “This is an historical agreement that protects Venezuelan assets abroad,” Guaido told press after the session. Chosen as head of the National Assembly on January 5, […]
Read MoreLa Paz (TSN) – In a continued call for peaceful dialogue, Bolivia says it will not be responsible for a war in Venezuela, President Evo Morales via a Twitter post-Monday. “We call on the presiding brothers of Latin America and the world to continue looking for a peaceful solution to the situation in Venezuela. We can not be responsible […]
Read MoreCaracas (GPA) – In an interview over the weekend, “interim President” of Venezuela Juan Guaido promised he would work on restoring relations with Israel. Despite not actually having a government or being in any type of official position of power within Venezuela Juan Guaido is still somehow making big promises. Last week it was the promise to sell oil […]
Read MoreAnkara (TM) – Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday that Venezuelan gold would be processed in the Central Anatolian province of Çorum. Speaking at a rally ahead of local elections on March 31, the president said Çorum would ugreach a new level in terms of gold trade amid reports that Venezuela sells most of its gold […]
Read MoreCaracas (NM) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s open letter to the all the people of the United States who stand opposed to imperialism. If I know anything, it is about peoples, such as you, I am a man of the people. I was born and raised in a poor neighborhood of Caracas. I forged myself in the […]
Read MoreCaracas (TSN) – Venezuela should resolve its own matters itself via peaceful talks and China supports the international community’s efforts in this regard, the Chinese foreign ministry said. The ministry said while it supports the recent international efforts by some EU countries and others in Latin America, China still supports an internal resolution to the conflict away from […]
Read MoreHavana (GPA) – In a rare interview with English media from Cuba, the leaders of Colombia’s ELN pledged to be “first in line” to help repel any US attack on Venezuela. Late last month many were stunned when the internet noticed Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser John Bolton leaving a White House briefing with his notepad out for […]
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