however, the only way that maduro will be willing to negotiate is through sanctions, and the only real alternative for imposing pressure is through sanctions. and there is this dichotomy that you just mentioned that, you know, the maximum pressure didn t work. well, minimum pressure hasn t work. you ve suffered a lot for your political position. you were a political prisoner for years. you were in solitary confinement. but also, it has to be said, you are a member, you know, of the venezuelan elite. you managed to escape the country. you live in madrid. and i dare say, you know, life s not, on the most literal level, too uncomfortable for you. whereas for millions of venezuelans right now inside the country, they are literally going hungry. their health care system is broken. it would make a huge difference to them if sanctions were lifted immediately. and maybe the opposition isn t really winning any support
of venezuelans right now inside the country, they are literally going hungry. their health care system is broken. it would make a huge difference to them if sanctions were lifted immediately. and maybe the opposition isn t really winning any support amongst many ordinary venezuelans now with this insistence that sanctions must continue. well, i think that s not understanding, stephen, with all due respect, the origin of the crisis. the origin of the crisis was not sanctions. the migration crisis, the economic crisis, the humanitarian crisis started way before the imposition of sanctions. so the reality is that maduro is a criminal, he s a crook, he s corrupt. and all of the administration of a hitherto very wealthy country we were producing 3.7 million barrels of oil 20 years ago, now we re producing less than 500,000 barrels of oil per day. venezuela is no longer an oil economy, and that s all because of the corruption of maduro, not because
literally going hungry. their health care system is broken. it would make a huge difference to them if sanctions were lifted immediately. and maybe the opposition isn t really winning any support amongst many ordinary venezuelans now with this insistence that sanctions must continue. well, i think that s not understanding, stephen, with all due respect, the origin of the crisis. the origin of the crisis was not sanctions. the migration crisis, the economic crisis, the humanitarian crisis started way before the imposition of sanctions. so the reality is that maduro is a criminal, he s a crook, he s corrupt. and all of the administration of a hitherto very wealthy country we were producing 3.7 million barrels of oil 20 years ago, now we re producing less than 500,000 barrels of oil per day. venezuela is no longer an oil economy, and that s
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moment, they rejust manifesto promises, and at the moment, they re just teetering from one crisis to the next with no sense of leadership or direction. that s not to say they will lose the next election. they have a very big majority. the opposition isn t making much hay all over this. but all is not well in government. let s turn to our final story, a happy story. that is of kevin s in field. ,, ., field. kevin sinquefield did a remarkable field. kevin sinquefield did a remarkable run field. kevin sinquefield did a remarkable run of field. kevin sinquefield did a remarkable run of 101 - field. kevin sinquefield did a remarkable run of 101 miles| field. kevin sinquefield did a - remarkable run of 101 miles every hour, remarkable run of 101 miles every hour, seven remarkable run of 101 miles every hour, seven km with barely a wink of sleep hour, seven km with barely a wink of sleep for hour, seven km with barely a wink of sleep. forthose hour, seven km with barely a wink of