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Supporters of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro take part in an anti-imperialist march in Caracas, Venezuela, last Saturday
VENEZUELAN President Nicolas Maduro accused the United States of “theft” yesterday, saying that Washington is withholding $5 billion (£3.8bn) urgently needed for medical supplies.
He was speaking at the official relaunch of Venezuela’s national pharmaceutical industry, which is one of the central components of the government’s Bolivarian Economic Agenda.
Mr Maduro blasted the US for its “criminal measures,” explaining: “The government of US President Donald Trump stole from us $5bn allocated for medicines and the purchase of the main substances for the production of medicines in Venezuela and their deliveries to hospital networks, pharmacies and ambulance networks.
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