Monday, July 31, 2017

US set to hit Venezuela with new sanctions after election

July 31, 2017 at 09:57AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the Trump administration is preparing to levy new sanctions on Venezuela, following through on threats to impose fresh penalties if the country went through with a controversial weekend election.

The officials say the new sanctions could be imposed as early as Monday and will likely target Venezuela's oil sector, including possibly its state owned petroleum company.

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