VENEZUELAN President Nicolas Maduro’s government has expelled the European Union’s ambassador after the neoliberal economic bloc imposed a fresh wave of sanctions against state officials for “undermining democracy and the rule of law.”
The measures announced on Monday target 11 Venezuelan officials, the EU citing concerns over actions taken against Washington-backed opposition usurper Juan Guaido.
The former president of Venezuela’s national assembly has launched a series of failed armed uprisings, including a recent foiled bid launched from neighbouring Colombia.
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



