The United States announced that "new" significant sanctions against financial institutions related to the Maduro regime will come

The United States announced Tuesday that in the coming days there will be new "significant" sanctions against financial institutions who maintain links with Nicolás Maduro's dictatorship.

The announcement was made by Elliot Abrams, North American delegate in Venezuela, during a press conference.

"You will soon see a large number of new visas canceled and, in the coming days, significant new sanctions"said the US official.

He also said that the large group of countries that have recognized Juan Guaidó as Acting President, including the United States, Canada, the Lima Group and most European countries, "will continue to work" to find a solution to the problem. Venezuelan crisis.

State Department punished Moscow-based bank Evrofinance Mosnarbank, Jointly owned by Russian and Venezuelan state companies, for doing business with the dictatorship of Maduro.

Donald Trump's Venezuelan government official said the country's five-day blackout is making it difficult for diplomatic staff to maintain their jobs.

"The conditions in Caracas make it very difficult to keep the embbady staff there. The situation has deteriorated considerably in recent weeks, "he said.