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Meanwhile, US sends its first charge d’affaires to Venezuela in seven years after Maduro kidnapping
VENEZUELAN President Nicolas Maduro has slammed the European Union for arrogance and “old colonialism” after it proposed further sanctions on the country.
The European Council issued a statement after a meeting on Monday which referred to “targeted and reversible restrictive measures” to be taken swiftly against Caracas.
It is understood that the sanctions will target top Venezuelan officials and could come into effect as soon as June 25.
International solidarity can ensure that Trump and his machine cannot prevail without a level of political and economic cost that he will not want to pay, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
The global left must be unwavering in it is support for Venezuela as Washington increases its aggression, and clear-eyed about the West’s cynical motives for targeting it, says CLAUDIA WEBBE
