The US Secretary of State considers Caracas’ sovereignty claims over the Essequibo region to be illegitimate, and expresses support for the small oil-rich nation where ExxonMobil operates
The minister, arrested for allegedly leaking information to a company linked to the US intelligence services, was praised for his work at state oil company PDVSA
The Maduro government has survived precarious economic situations in the past and seems capable of withstanding Washington’s new measures and being cut off from the international community