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Washington Mulls New Sanctions on Russia over Venezuela

  • 9 Jan 11:46

A senior U.S. official warned this week that the United States will “take action in response to growing Russian support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro,” S&P Global Plattsreported. “We are looking at additional sanctions, personal sanctions, economic sanctions that we think will bring more pressure,” Elliot Abrams, the State Department’s Venezuela envoy, told reporters. Abrams, who did not specify what the sanctions would be, said the U.S. had been looking closely at Russia’srolein Venezuela and would not allow the level of support to go unchecked. President Donald Trump’s administration has sanctioned. Read more...