Tag: U.S. sanctions on Venezuelan officials

• Tuesday, May 8th 2018 - 08:32 UTC

  Pence calls on Maduro to suspend sham elections and asks OAS to suspend Venezuela

  

  US Vice President Mike Pence on Monday urged Venezuela to suspend a divisive May 20 election he denounced as a “sham,” as Washington slapped fresh sanctions on Nicolas Maduro's regime. In an address to the Organization of American States, Pence slammed the upcoming presidential vote -- boycotted by the opposition and branded illegitimate by much of the international community.

• Wednesday, March 11th 2015 - 06:39 UTC

  Maduro asks the Assembly for expanded powers to fight 'imperialism'

  

  President Nicolas Maduro responded to new U.S. sanctions on Venezuelan officials by asking legislators Tuesday to give him expanded powers in the name of fighting imperialism. Government critics called it a power grab.