The nation has been further disrupted since January, when opposition political leaders refused to acknowledge as legitimate the re-election of Mr. Maduro. The administration is coordinating with regional banks in South America and the International Monetary Fund on a plan to stabilize Venezuela’s teetering economy, Mr. Kudlow said. The Treasury Department, the National Economic Council and the National Security Council, he said, intend to use technology such as smartphones and apps to get American dollars to Venezuelans. “There’s many clever ways to get cash in there,” Mr. Kudlow said. In March, Mr. Trump warned that Russia must “get out” of Venezuela after two Russian airplanes that were transporting military personnel arrived in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela.

Source: New York Times April 03, 2019 22:06 UTC