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 Announces Terrorism Charges Against Guaido Ally After Highway Arrest
US Rejects Maduro’s Plea for Biden to Lift Sanctions on Venezuela: Report
The administration of President Joe Biden rejected a plea from Venezuela’s illegitimate dictator, Nicolas Maduro, to lift sanctions imposed on his socialist regime by President Joe Biden, according to a State Department spokesperson who spoke to Bloomberg on the condition of anonymity. The State Department did not respond to a request to confirm the statement….
Colombia Reopens Border With Venezuela After 14 Months
BOGOTA — Colombia on June 2 began what its government called a gradual reopening of its border with Venezuela after a 14-month closure intended to curb the spread of COVID-19. Colombia, whose porous border with Venezuela extends roughly 1,380 miles (2,220 km), has been the chief destination for Venezuelans fleeing their country’s social and economic…
Many Key China Issues Still ‘Under Review’ at Biden’s First 100 Days
May 1, 2021
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WASHINGTON—As President Joe Biden’s first 100 days come to a close this week, a number of key policy positions and contentious issues remain “under review,” to use the White House’s terminology. Many relate to China, the United States’ strategic competitor, a rivalry that Biden has starkly defined, most recently in a speech to Congress on…
After Delays, Venezuela Pays $64 Million for COVAX Vaccines
Venezuela has paid $64 million, half of the required amount, for doses it is set to receive through the United Nation’s COVAX program, Vice President of the Maduro regime Delcy Rodriguez announced Saturday on state television. “You know that the COVAX mechanism requires an advance—Venezuela has even doubled the required advance,” said Rodriguez, adding that…
Venezuela Gas Pipeline Tract Explodes; Oil Minister Blames Attack
CARACAS—A tract of a gas pipeline in eastern Venezuela suffered an explosion on Saturday afternoon, according to a report from state oil company PDVSA seen by Reuters, an incident the country’s oil minister blamed on an attack. The explosion at the 36-inch pipeline providing natural gas to the Pigap II gas re-injection plant in northern…
US Military Official: ‘China and Russia May Be Collaborating’ South of US Border
A U.S. military official on Tuesday said Russia and the Chinese regime “may be collaborating” south of the U.S.-Mexico border—namely, Venezuela. U.S. Southern Command chief Navy Admiral Craig Faller said China and transnational criminal organizations are “the two biggest threats” that U.S. forces in the SOUTHCOM, or United States Southern Command, area face. “China is…
How Alleged Illicit Gold Trade Feeds the Chavista Regime
Commentary A newly published investigation reports Venezuelan kingpin Nicolás Maduro and his cabinet allegedly received around $1 billion in 2020 by illicitly trading gold reserves. According to the interim government’s commissioner for foreign affairs, the ruse evades international sanctions by using Russia as a middleman and refineries in Mali. The final transactions are then allegedly with Noor Capital of the United…
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
January 25, 2021
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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…
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