The American newspaper sheds light on Washington’s offer to Venezuela.
Despite extensive US sanctions against Venezuela in recent years, the Washington administration has offered Caracas the lifting of sanctions on its oil exports amid tensions in Ukraine.
The New York Times reported on Sunday that a high-level US delegation to Venezuela had made an unprecedented visit to consult with Russian officials on global developments and Russia, the Wall Street Journal claimed Sunday evening that US and Venezuelan diplomatic missions Venezuela has announced oil exports and the lifting of the ban on US refineries importing oil from the country.
Earlier, some US sources reported that the White House was assessing sanctions on Russian oil and gas exports.
The Wall Street Journal claimed, citing informed US sources, that Venezuelan oil would enter international markets based on proposals made by the US government during a meeting with officials of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
The US delegation has been meeting with Venezuelan officials since Saturday. However, it is unclear whether the talks are ongoing or over. No Venezuelan government official has yet commented.
The New York Times previously reported that as part of a European-US effort to isolate Russia, a delegation of high-ranking Biden officials headed to Venezuela on Saturday to urge Nicolas Maduro to urge him to leave Moscow.
The newspaper wrote that a group of Republican and Democratic politicians from Venezuela cited Venezuela as a potential alternative as the United States and its allies began to consider sanctions on Russian oil and gas exports.
Four days ago, the Venezuelan president condemned sanctions against Russia, calling what they were doing against the Russian people a crime, madness and economic war. Maduro stressed that economic wars must end and the world’s problems must be resolved through diplomacy and politics.
The US delegation’s visit to Caracas comes as the US government prepares to overthrow Maduro’s legitimate government for years and has already imposed tough economic sanctions on the country.
