American sanctions on oil-rich Venezuela appear to be taking hold, resulting in mile-long queues for fuel in the South American nation’s second largest city, Maracaibo. American sanctions on oil-rich Venezuela appear to be taking hold, resulting in mile-long queues for fuel in the South American nation’s second largest city, Maracaibo. “It’s all coming together into a toxic brew,” Mr Dallen said. US officials said this cash flow had long bankrolled what they called Mr Maduro’s “dictatorship”. At about the same time, Mr Maduro’s government and the opposition sent representatives to talks in Norway.

Source: Irish Independent May 19, 2019 19:18 UTC