Tag: Juan Guaidó

UK Reaffirms Backing for Guaido as Venezuela President Ahead of $1 Billion Gold Case

LONDON—The British government reiterated on Monday that it recognises opposition figure Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s president, a move aimed at quashing a bid by the Nicolas Maduro-backed Venezuelan central bank to repatriate nearly $1 billion of its gold stored in London. Legal teams representing Maduro and Guaido will be at the UK Supreme Court on…


Venezuela Announces Terrorism Charges Against Guaido Ally After Highway Arrest

CARACAS—Venezuelan prosecutors on Monday said they had charged opposition politician Freddy Guevara with terrorism and treason, among other allegations, after the country’s intelligence service arrested him from his car on a Caracas highway. Guevara is a close ally of opposition leader Juan Guaido, who is recognized as the South American country’s legitimate president by the…


Venezuela Hired Democratic Party Donor for $6 Million

MIAMI—Newly filed lobbying records (pdf) show Venezuela’s socialist government previously hired a longtime Democratic Party donor for $6 million at the same time it was lobbying to discourage the U.S. from imposing sanctions on the oil-rich nation. The documents, which were disclosed Thursday, show a U.S. subsidiary of Venezuela’s state oil giant PDVSA agreed to…


EU States No Longer Recognize Guaido as Venezuela’s Interim President

BRUSSELS—Venezuela’s Juan Guaido is a “privileged interlocutor” but no longer considered interim president, European Union states said in a statement on Monday, sticking by their decision to downgrade his status. The EU’s 27 states had said on Jan. 6 they could no longer legally recognize Guaido as interim president after he lost his position as…


EU States Should Recognize Guaido As Venezuela’s Leader: EU Lawmakers

BRUSSELS—The European Parliament called on EU governments to recognize Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president in a resolution on Thursday, after a downgrade of his status by the bloc earlier this month. The EU’s 27 states said on Jan. 6 they can no longer legally recognize Guaido as the country’s legitimate head of state after…