An English bank has denied Maduro a withdrawal of 1.2 billion US dollars

The Bank of England prevented the Nicolás Maduro government from withdrawing $ 1,200 million in gold deposits from US pressure to close the management and allow for the effective takeover of Juan's power Guaidó.

Venezuelan authorities have attempted to operate a money-grabbing operation at critical times for Maduro, but the UK financial institution has denied it after US officials, including the secretary Mike Pompeo and National Security Advisor John Bolton – putting pressure on their counterparts in the UK to lock the regime's access to their holdings abroad, reported the United States. Bloomberg news agency, citing a source who had asked not to be identified.

The United Kingdom aligned Wednesday on an extensive list of countries that recognized Guaidó as interim president of Venezuela. The United States is now seeking funds from the Bolivarian country abroad to visit the Guaidó opposition and improve their chances of taking effective control of the government.

Venezuela is estimated to have about $ 8,000 million in foreign reserves, although it is not clear where they are invested.