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Kevin Karp, commentator, screenwriter, and former political adviser in the House of Commons and the European Parliament. As an EU adviser based in Brussels and Strasbourg, he specialized in international trade, European populism, and Brexit. Find his website at moon-vine-media.com. US-led sanctions against the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro are illegal, politicized weapons that have caused a humanitarian crisis. And there will be no let-up from America until there is regime change.
Embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro recently transferred six former executives of United States oil refiner Citgo from jail to house arrest, having earlier agreed to let the United Nations’ World Food Program (WFP) enter the country.
The Ongoing Calamity: US Collective Punishment of the Venezuelan People Must End Ramzy Baroud 17 Mar 2021
Recent statements made by US officials suggest that Washington will continue to pursue a hardline policy on Venezuela. The new Biden Administration, however, needs to urgently rethink its approach.
US State Department spokesperson, Ned Price, remarked on February 3 that he “certainly” does not “expect this administration to be engaging directly with (President) Maduro.” Namely, Price expects that the Biden Administration will adhere to the strategy of its predecessor, which is predicated on completely ignoring the current government in Caracas.
Moreover, the Biden government will also continue to dialogue with Venezuela’s opposition leader, Juan Guaido. On March 2, Guaido conversed with the new American Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. It was the highest-level US contact with the increasingly-discredited and isolated Guaido sinc
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