US steps up Venezuela sanctions with six officials targeted over aid block
05 March 2019 |
1:10 pm
The US has targeted six officials it says oversaw efforts to block humanitarian aid deliveries into Venezuela. Meanwhile, Venezuela's vice president got a warm Russian welcome in Moscow.
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