Explained: Why Venezuela crisis puts Trump policy to the test | Explained News, The Indian Express

Explained: Why Venezuela crisis puts Trump policy to the test | Explained News, The Indian Express

By Reuters |Washington |Published: May 2, 2019 10:33:54 am

Explained: Why Venezuela crisis puts Trump policy to the test

In its biggest political and diplomatic intervention in Latin America in years, the US government has rolled out waves of punitive measures against Venezuela, including several rounds of sanctions on its leadership, vital oil sector and banks.

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro waves during a rally in support of his government and to commemorate May Day in Caracas Venezuela, May 1, 2019. (Reuters Photo: Fausto Torrealba)

The Trump administration faces a critical test of its Venezuela policy as opposition leader Juan Guaido, bolstered by vocal US support, pressures the country’s military to abandon socialist President Nicolas Maduro and mounts mass protests to force him out.