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Self-proclaimed interim President of Venezuela Juan Guaido speaks to the press in Caracas last week
VENEZUELAN prosecutors are set to charge hapless opposition stooge Juan Guaido over allegations that he would renounce claims to an oil-rich border territory in return for political support from Britain.
Venezuelan Prosecutor General Tarek William Saab confirmed on Friday that Mr Guaido is under investigation for illegally negotiating “the historical claim our country has on the territory of Essequibo” — a region controlled by neighbouring Guyana.
He claimed Mr Guaido has been engaged in “illegal negotiations, behind the back of the country” in exchange for “political support from the United Kingdom.
International solidarity can ensure that Trump and his machine cannot prevail without a level of political and economic cost that he will not want to pay, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
The global left must be unwavering in it is support for Venezuela as Washington increases its aggression, and clear-eyed about the West’s cynical motives for targeting it, says CLAUDIA WEBBE
