“This is the US essentially leveraging their its position after the capture of Nicolas Maduro.”
Opposition to the Venezuelan government perceive the US as an “imperial overlord” after it secured a deal to take control of a fifth of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves.
Alistair Dawber was speaking to Ryan Tubridy (in for Jane Mulkerrins) on Times Radio. Listen live every Saturday from 1-4pm.
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