Tag: Sanctions

An opposition member holds a Venezuelan national flag during a protest march against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela.

Oil markets should brace for a stalemate in Venezuela

Dan K. Eberhart · February 1, 2019 5:03 am

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, right, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, left, and Jeremy Hunt United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, stand during statements at a Gymnich meeting of EU foreign ministers in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019.

Europeans establish Iran sanctions work-around in defiance of Trump

Joel Gehrke · January 31, 2019 10:34 pm

President Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in D.C.

Energy and Environment

Trump prods the world to join his oil sanctions on Venezuela

Josh Siegel · January 30, 2019 12:00 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Oleg Deripaska, right, attend the APEC Business Advisory Council dialogue in Danang, Vietnam.

Democrats ask why Trump admin lifted sanctions against Russian companies tied to oligarch

Kelly Cohen · January 29, 2019 9:33 pm

In this file pool photo taken on Oct. 4, 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

Beltway Confidential

Two wrenches in Washington’s oil sanctions against Venezuela: China and Russia

Erin Dunne · January 29, 2019 3:42 pm

White House holds out prospect of military intervention if Maduro moves against opposition

Steven Nelson · January 28, 2019 9:13 pm

National security adviser John Bolton speaks as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin listens during a press briefing at the White House, Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, in Washington.

Energy and Environment

Trump administration sanctions Venezuela’s state-run oil company

Josh Siegel · January 28, 2019 9:03 pm

A Venezuelan anti-government protester holds a Venezuelan flag from the window of a car during a demonstration in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. Hundreds of people, mostly Venezuelan migrants, held a rally against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and in favor of Juan Guaido, head of Venezuela's opposition-run congress who today proclaimed himself president of the South American nation.

Energy and Environment

Trump administration weighs oil embargo on Venezuela to oust Maduro

Josh Siegel · January 26, 2019 5:00 am

Magazine - Features

The unstoppable envoy

Benjamin Weinthal · January 25, 2019 5:00 am

Vice President Mike Pence speaks at 2019 March for Life dinner in Washington, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019.

Pence encourages Venezuelans to protest against Maduro

Joel Gehrke · January 22, 2019 5:22 pm

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un and President Trump shake hands after a document signing at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island, Tuesday, June 12, 2018, in Singapore.

Vietnam the likely location for Trump’s second meeting with Kim Jong Un

Daniel Chaitin · January 20, 2019 3:04 pm

Russia's President Vladimir Putin, left, and Russian metals magnate Oleg Deripaska, right, walk to attend the APEC Business Advisory Council dialogue in Danang, Vietnam, Friday, Nov. 10, 2017.

Republicans join Democrats to rebuke Trump on Russia sanction relief

Susan Ferrechio · January 17, 2019 5:51 pm