An independent U.N. human rights monitor says economic sanctions are compounding a “grave crisis” in Venezuela. (Rodrigo Abd/Associated Press)CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said he will defy a government ban on humanitarian aid by sending large convoys of medicine into the country with the help of neighboring nations. “In a few weeks they will have to choose if they let much needed aid into the country . “We are not just taking aid from the United States,” Guaido said. Earlier this week, the United States announced sanctions that will bar Venezuelan oil imports and could cost the Maduro administration up to $11 billion over the next year.

Source: Washington Post February 01, 2019 03:22 UTC