By Francisco Dominguez, Venezuela Solidarity Campaign On 3rd February, exactly 25 years ago, Hugo Chavez Frias was inaugurated as president of the then Republic of Venezuela. Under his political leadership it would, in less than a year, become the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, unleashing a process of radical transformation that would not only transform his …
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By Tim Young, Venezuela Solidarity Campaign Prompted by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and its impact on oil supplies, and also by recent events in the Middle East, the US has eased some of sanctions that it has been levying on Venezuela in pursuit of its goal of ‘regime change’. The sanctions which are part …
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By José Luis Granados Ceja for Venezuelanalysis. Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA has signed at least three spot sales contracts and is in the midst of negotiating more supply deals following Washington’s temporary easing of sanctions on the country’s energy sector. Since 2017, PDVSA has been under US sanctions, including an export embargo that has …
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By José Luis Granados Ceja for Venezuelanalysis Leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean put the spotlight on the environmental, political, economic, and social causes of migration, highlighting the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures, in their joint declaration at the Palenque Summit in Mexico. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador hosted leaders from Venezuela, …
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This article originally appeared on Venezuelanalysis The US Treasury Department emitted a license allowing production, investment and sale in the Venezuelan oil, gas and gold sectors, a move classified by the Venezuelan government as the suspension of sanctions on state-owned oil company PDVSA. On Wednesday afternoon, the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued …
Tim Young, Venezuela Solidarity Campaign, writes on Venezuelan President Maduro and Brazilian President Lula’s meeting to re-establish relations and promote regional integration. Brazil’s former President, far-right politician Jair Bolsonaro, had throughout his term constantly attacked Venezuela’s elected President Nicolas Maduro and promised to “do whatever is possible” to depose him. Bolsonaro’s sentiments echoed the United …
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In a blow to US hegemony, the revival of Unasur at a summit of 13 Latin American leaders demonstrates the region’s shift back to the left and the rehabilitation of Venezuela, writes FRANCISCO DOMINGUEZ BRAZIL’S President Lula invited all 13 presidents from South America to a summit on May 30 aimed at developing a collective …
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By Tim Young, Venezuela Solidarity Campaign Twenty-one years ago this month the United States supported a coup in Venezuela to overthrow President Hugo Chávez’s radical reforming government and preserve US strategic and business interests. Chávez had won the presidential election in 1998 with 57% of the vote and set about to transform the country. A …
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Opposing US and UK sanction on Venezuela will remain a top international priority in 2023, writes Ken Livingstone AS Venezuela enters the latter half of President Nicolas Maduro’s second term in office, the time is ripe for an overview of where the country currently stands, especially regarding ongoing attempts from the US and its allies …
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By Dan Kovalik, originally for the Council for Hemispheric Affairs On October 16, Colombian businessman and Venezuelan Special EnvoyAlex Saab was in practical terms kidnapped for the second time, first byCabo Verde under pressure from Washington, and now by the U.S., inflagrant violation of international law. For nearly a year and a half, Saab had …
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