Trump administration announces sanctions targeting Venezuela's oil industry

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The Trump administration escalated its efforts to force Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power Monday, blocking all U.S. revenue to Venezuela’s national oil company and calling on members of its armed forces to switch their allegiance to the man the United States now recognizes as Venezuela’s head of state.

Any attempt to harm remaining U.S. diplomats in Venezuela, or violence against the newly recognized president, Juan Guaidó, “will be met with a significant response,” White House national security adviser John Bolton said.

He declined to define that response “because we want the Venezuelan security forces to know how strongly we think that President Guaidó, the National Assembly, the opposition, and most importantly, American personnel, [should not be] harmed.”

President Trump “has made it very clear .?.?. all options are on the table,” said Bolton, who announced the sanctions at a White House press briefing alongside Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/trump-administration-announces-sanctions-targeting-venezuelas-oil-industry/2019/01/28/4f4470c2-233a-11e9-90cd-dedb0c92dc17_story.html?utm_term=.bbc33863f85c

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1. Did tRump get vLad's approval on this?

I thought Putin was supporting Maduro. I can't remember actually hearing Donnie saying anything, only reports of others saying he said. Cmon Donnie, tell Putin to leave.