[BBC] President Donald Trump has imposed sweeping sanctions on the Venezuelan government, freezing its assets in the US and barring transactions with it.
This measure is expected to be far more damaging for Venezuela’s socialist government than previous sanctions.
The move is the latest aimed at increasing pressure on President Nicolás Maduro to step down.
The US is one of more than 50 nations that do not recognise Mr Maduro as Venezuela’s legitimate president.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-49248564
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