Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis sets stage for political showdown
By DW
18 February 2019 |
10:15 am
Venezuela's acting president, Nicolas Maduro, denies that there is a humanitarian crisis in his country, but its interim president, Juan Guaido, has asked for international aid — and thus tested the military's loyalties.
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