Pence announces lifting of U.S. sanctions on Venezuelan general who broke ranks with Maduro
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration on Tuesday lifted sanctions on a Venezuelan general who broke ranks with the Maduro regime and warned 25 Venezuelan Supreme Court magistrates they will be held accountable unless they back opposition leader Juan Guiadó.
In a speech in Washington, Vice President Mike Pence said Venezuela’s Supreme Court has “become a political tool for a regime that usurps democracy, indicts political prisoners, and promotes authoritarianism.”
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