the outflow of economic refugees from Venezuela to the rest of South America ,  has put pressure on regional governments to do something about the situation. ..…

no revolution, no improvement for ordinary people as long as the order is left in place, Washington, not Latin Americans, will control Latin America.. Tags,  ,  ,  ,  ,   Ecuador,  France,   Russia,  US Foreign Policy,   Venezuela... ..…

Through nearly a decade of mismanagement, Venezuela has squandered its profound oil wealth, leaving its economy in tatters and Latin America reeling from an unprecedented mass exodus of migrants in search of food and medicine. . ..…

Russia's president pledged his support for the government of Venezuela during phone call with President Nicolas Maduro. ..…

Russia, China, Iran and NATO-member Turkey condemned US Venezuela's domestic crisis, however, saying it could further complicate the situation.. ..…

On policy, meanwhile, Chavez proved formidable foe of US hegemony, taking every opportunity to denounce the history of Washington's in subverting democracy, human rights and sovereignty throughout Latin America, educating Venezuelan people on the history of US in the process.. Also on rt.com..…

Caracas Backed by hundreds of thousands of protesters and the support of United States, Venezuela Juan Guaido declared president on Wednesday, calling for free elections to end the rule of Nicolas Maduro... ..…

The true objectives of actions against Venezuela are to control the vast resources of this sister nation and destroy the value of its example, as emancipatory process defending the dignity and independence of Our America.. ... The sovereignty of our peoples is expressed in one's attitude toward..…

Guaido declared himself interim president on Wednesday with the blessing of the Trump administration and conservative governments in Latin America. That prompted Maduro, Venezuela’s leader since 2013, to break relations with the United States. . ..…

The US should have learned something from its regime change ventures in Iraq, Syria, Libya, and its long, violent history of sponsoring regime change in Latin America. . Neither side in Venezuela can simply vanquish the other. The military, for example, has at least 235,000 frontline..…

Over a dozen countries in Latin America threw their weight behind Guaido, who is the leader of Venezuela's National Assembly which was elected in 2015. ..…

The price of oil slipped for the third time in four days Wednesday, an indication that international energy markets are not overly concerned yet that the situation in Venezuela — America’s third top oil supplier and owner of Houston-based Citgo — will disrupt global crude supplies. . ..…

To @JGuaido & the people of Venezuela: America stands with you & we will continue to stand with you until #Libertad is restored!” ... “The citizens of Venezuela have suffered for too long at the hands of the illegitimate Maduro regime. ..…

The party was co-founded and is led by Leopoldo Lopez, well-known Venezuela and Guaido's mentor.. He is still under house arrest and has vowed he will go back to prison, Latin America, Venezuela... ..…

Other presidents and governments of Latin America have supported Guaido, directly attacking the Bolivarian Government of democratically elected President Nicolas Maduro. . #Live | President of #Venezuela @NicolasMaduro: It is a tremendous irresponsibility on the side of the U.S. government..…

Through nearly a decade of mismanagement, Venezuela has squandered its oil wealth, leaving its economy in tatters and Latin America reeling from a mass exodus of migrants in search of food and medicine. . ..…

The true objectives of the actions against Venezuela are to control the vast resources of that sister nation and destroy the value of its example, as emancipatory process and as defense of the dignity and independence of Our America.. ... The sovereignty of our peoples is resolved in the..…

Russia accuses America of trying to usurp power in Venezuela and warns of 'CATASTROPHIC consequences' if the US uses its military to topple President Maduro following huge protests . ... However Venezuela remains America's third-largest oil supplier.   . Tens of..…

Over a dozen countries in Latin America threw their weight behind Guaido, who is the leader of Venezuela’s National Assembly which was elected in 2015. ..…

Economics professor Jorge Salazar-Carrillo has conducted research and published extensively on Latin America’s labor markets, particularly Venezuela’s oil sector, including Oil and Development of Venezuela during the 20th Century (2004) and The Economic Development of Venezuela and the..…

Consequently, Pompeo said, the U.S. did not plan to withdraw personnel from Venezuela as Maduro demanded. . . . Washington’s push against Caracas has benefited from unusual unity in Latin America and the Caribbean for efforts to punish Maduro and end his autocratic rule, knitted together..…

., Venezuelan president stressed that he would give the entire and personnel of United States of America Venezuela 72 hours to leave the country... ..…

As US Marine General Smedley Buttler said, he and his Marines made Latin America safe for the United Fruit Company and investments by US banks. . So, now Venezuela has two presidents. One elected by the people, and one appointed by Washington. ..…

“So clearly the US is behind this, as they have been behind so many coups in Latin America in the past century or more,” he added. . Shortly after Trump's recognition of Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president, President Nicolas Maduro said he was severing diplomatic and political..…