A preliminary report from Alena Douhan – UN special rapporteur on “the impact of unilateral coercive measures” – published on Friday found that sanctions on a range of Venezuelan industries and institutions have resulted in “economic and humanitarian calamities” for the entire population, having an especially “devastating effect” for the …
Read More »EU drops backing for Guaido as Venezuela interim president, Biden renews US support
After meeting in Brussels on Monday, the European Council said in a statement it “deeply regretted” that Venezuela’s legislative elections on December 6, 2020 – where Guaido was ousted as head of parliament – were not held democratically. While not recognizing Guaido as the legitimate head of state, the Council …
Read More »Venezuela signs deal with Russia to purchase 10 million Sputnik-V vaccines for FREE distribution
Announcing the deal in a televised speech on Tuesday, Maduro said that the vaccine would be “distributed free of charge to the entire population living in the country, be they Columbians, Portueguese, Italians, Venezuelans,” while taking aim at Colombia’s plan to exclude some 900,000 Venezuelan migrants from its own vaccination …
Read More »Biden ignores calls from Venezuela’s self-styled president Guaido, eyes talks with Maduro – reports
The incoming Democratic government in the US will take a somewhat new approach to Venezuela, a nation that the Trump administration designated as part of a Latin American “troika of tyranny” and pounded with relentless sanctions. According to Bloomberg, Joe Biden is willing to negotiate with President Maduro and is …
Read More »Projecting? US slaps sanctions on firm that provided voting tech for Venezuela over its role in ‘rigging’ elections
Ex-Cle Soluciones Biometricas C.A., a Venezuela-registered subsidiary of an Argentine-based tech company, specializes in providing biometric verification equipment and has been accused by the US government of “undermining democracy and suppressing the voices of the Venezuelan people,” apparently for the deadly sin of facilitating the recent elections to the Venezuela’s …
Read More »Venezuela’s Guaido-led opposition holds alternative vote and then BURNS BALLOTS after boycotting legislative elections
The so-called “popular consultations” organized by the supporters of the self-styled “interim president” started online on Monday and concluded with an in-person participation on Saturday. The move was held after an official election held earlier this month handed control over the Venezuelan National Assembly to President Nicolas Maduro’s Socialist PSUV …
Read More »Maduro’s socialist alliance victory in Venezuela’s National Assembly poll is a failure of US sanctions & regime change policy
A little over a year ago, we were told by the US government and the always-compliant OAS (Organization of American States) that Evo Morales’ re-election in Bolivia was the product of election fraud. No proof was ever given, and eventually, even the New York Times, which had initially been happy …
Read More »Venezuela’s Maduro claims solid victory in opposition-boycotted parliamentary elections
The United Socialist Party of Venezuela and its allies took more than 67 percent of votes in the election, the country’s electoral board’s president, Indira Alfonzo, said early on Monday. The result was hailed as a major win by Maduro, who said the socialist were able to “recover” the rebellious …
Read More »Venezuela vote a ‘fraud’ & ‘sham,’ Maduro government ‘illegitimate,’ blasts Pompeo as Trump continues to contest US election
“Venezuela’s electoral fraud has already been committed. The results announced by the illegitimate Maduro regime will not reflect the will of the Venezuelan people,” Pompeo tweeted on Sunday. Nicolas Maduro is expected to regain control of the National Assembly, as most candidates running are either allies or supporters of his …
Read More »Venezuela is giving the US the middle finger by selling oil to China, as Trump has lost interest in regime change
Venezuela is reportedly exporting oil again. Despite crushing US sanctions having been imposed on the Latin American nation with a view to forcing regime change, Caracas has started shipping crude to China – a nation that also has little appetite for Washington’s stipulations – for the first time in a …
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