translated from Spanish: US adopts new sanctions against the oil industry of Venezuela

United States announced Friday sanctions against Venezuela, which are directed specifically against its oil industry, considered the main source income from Government of Nicolas Maduro.La Office of Control of assets foreigners (OFAC) of the Treasury Department has included in its list of sanctioned two companies working in the oil industry of Venezuela, a boat that transports crude oil from Venezuela to Cuba and 34 boats owned by the State oil company, PDVSA.” United States continues taking strong actions against the illegitimate regime of former President Nicolás Maduro, not only to isolate the corrupt companies in Venezuela, but also to attack its allies in Havana”, explained the US Treasury in a release. The Secretary of the Treasury, Steven T. Mnuchin, has wielded that “Cuba has been an underlying force that has fueled the crisis in Venezuela”. “Cuba continues to benefit and supporting the illegitimate regime of mature through suppression schemes for oil that kept him in power”, he accused. Washington explained that “Cuba is one of the largest importers of crude oil from Venezuela and, in return, sent assistance to Venezuela in the form of political, intelligence and military advisors as well as health professionals, all of them are used to ensure that” Ripe remains in power “. Mnuchin has reiterated “the commitment of United States with a transition to democracy in Venezuela and be responsible for the Cuban regime for his direct involvement in the death of Venezuela”. The Venezuelan crisis deepened on January 10 following the decision of ripe to start a second term do not recognize nor the opposition and much of the international community for considering the presidential election of March 20 were a fraud. On January 23, the opposition leader Juan Guaidó “President charge” of Venezuela, obtaining the recognition of much of the international community, including the United States, the majority of Latin American and many European countries, proclaimed that manage a peaceful transition culminating with new elections.

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