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The US Treasury removed Delcy Rodriguez from its sanctions list on Wednesday, adding another turn in Washington’s unusually hands-on relationship with Venezuela after Nicolas Maduro’s removal. Rodriguez welcomed the move and urged the US to keep rolling back restrictions.
In a federal hearing, Judge Hellerstein questioned the Treasury Department’s refusal to license Venezuelan funds for the legal defense of Nicolás Maduro and his aide. He warned that blocking the money could be incompatible with the right to a defense and said dismissing the case was not his plan.
Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores will appear in a Brooklyn courtroom as they push to dismiss U.S. drug trafficking and narco-terrorism charges tied to an alleged plot to ship cocaine to the United States.
Protests are sweeping Cuba, but treating Havana like Caracas is a shortcut that misses the island's history, politics and economics. Here’s a clearer, less noisy look at what’s happening and why simple answers from Washington won’t fix it.
Interim President Delcy Rodriguez has removed Vladimir Padrino as defence minister, naming General Gustavo Gonzalez Lopez as his successor. The move is the latest in a string of government changes since early January.