The United States expressed its willingness to ease sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector, potentially allowing more businesses and nations to import Venezuelan oil, provided Nicolás Maduro’s government takes steps toward holding free and fair elections. A White House spokesperson stated, “Should Venezuela take genuine actions to reinstate democracy, leading to the conduction of transparent elections, […]
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