US on imposing sanctions on Maduro government

The White House insisted on Tuesday that Venezuelan authorities must publish the voting records of the July 28 elections as soon as possible and avoided announcing new sanctions against the government of Nicolás Madurowhose victory has been questioned inside and outside the country.

“What we’re waiting to see is whether Maduro does the right thing and releases the election results so that the Venezuelan people can see whether his will was carried out. That’s what we want to see and we want to see it now,” said John Kirby, spokesman for the National Security Council, in a telephone press conference.

Will the US impose sanctions on Maduro’s government?

Asked about the imposition of new sanctions, Kirby said that The Biden administration could take such measures in the future.but avoided giving further details.

“We have imposed sanctions on the Maduro government and we will not hesitate to do so in the future if we believe it is necessary. But what must happen now is for Maduro to do the right thing, stop intimidating the opposition and publish the election results,” the spokesman said.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday lamented that opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia, whom the United States considers the winner of the election, He had to go into exile in Spain, something he attributed to Maduro’s “anti-democratic measures”.

González Urrutia requested asylum in Spain considering that in Venezuela he suffered political and judicial persecution following the presidential elections of July 28, in which the National Electoral Council proclaimed Maduro’s victory without publishing the voting records.