Dailysabah announced the intention of the United States to strengthen sanctions against Venezuela

The United States has informed the UN Security Council of its intention to impose and strengthen sanctions as much as possible in order to deprive Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of all available resources. This was reported on December 24 by the Dailysabah portal with reference to a statement by the US Permanent Representative to the UN Mike Waltz.

"Maduro's ability to sell Venezuelan oil justifies his fraudulent claims to power," Watz said in the publication.

According to him, Maduro allegedly used these resources to finance the Cartel de los Soles drug cartel. – Ed.), the deprivation of which Washington is trying to ensure.

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Earlier, on December 23, it was reported that in an attempt to increase pressure on Maduro, US leader Donald Trump took a wait-and-see attitude and focused on the economic weakening of the state by blocking oil tankers. In addition, he recalled the concentration of US naval and air forces in the Caribbean.

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