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US To Reinstate Venezuelan Sanctions If Electoral Commitments Remain Unfulfilled

El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, en una fotografia de archivo. EFE/ Miguel Gutierrez

The United States will reinstate some sanctions on Venezuela’s oil industry due to the “lack of progress” on the path to free and transparent elections, a State Department spokesperson told Reuters on Monday.

This is a temporary license that expires this Thursday and has eased sanctions on Venezuela’s oil and gas sector since October.

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