What does the blockade of Venezuela mean by the United States? | Chronic

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, doubled the bet in its confrontation with Caracas and announced the total blockade of the badets of the State of Venezuela on the American territory, in a new attempt of Nicolás Maduro as required.

"All badets and interest on Venezuelan government badets in the United States (…) are blocked and can not be transferred, paid for, exported, withdrawn or otherwise traded with them."Trump determined by a decree (decree) already entered into force.

The US president signed the decree for "The continued usurpation of power by the illegitimate regime of Nicolás Maduro" in addition to "human rights violations, interference in freedom of expression and attempt to undermine authority" from the Leader of the Opposition Juan Guaidó, which Washington considers the legitimate president of the country in conflict.

Venezuela's response was swift. The Maduro government has called the US decision "a new and serious aggression" fromeconomic terrorism ".

The statement, disclosed by the Chancellor Jorge Arreaza, notes that the measure dictated by the White House only formalizes the "economic, financial and commercial blockade already under way"what are you looking for "force a change of regime " in the country through actions that directly affect Venezuelan society.

Guaidó, in turn, badured that the measure "seeks to protect Venezuelans". "It's the consequence of the arrogance of an unachievable and indolent usurpation"continued the opposition leader, referring to the Maduro executive, which the Trump administration and more than 50 countries do not consider legitimate.

"Any person, company, institution or nation that intends to do business with the regime will collaborate and support a dictatorship for the purposes of international justice, and will be punished and complicit in non-prescribed crimes"Guaidó continued in successive Twitter posts.

Russia was one of the first countries to protest against this decision and called on the United States to "renounce illegitimate sanctions and political barriers and restrictions", according to a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In turn, the President of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel, said the blockade is a "flight" and one "brutal cruelty" This should not be allowed.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the United States only applies such measures against Cuba, Iran, Syria and North Korea.

The financial newspaper, quoting a US official, also said the measure was intended to impose a "embargo" against Venezuela.

The Trump administration has not specified in its executive order which badets are held by Venezuela in the US and is therefore affected by the measure.

The Venezuelan state's main badet in the United States, the oil company Citgo, has already been stuck since January because of Trump's sanctions against Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA).

In addition to depriving Maduro and PDVSA of control of Citgo, the US executive appointed a new board appointed by the National Assembly of Venezuela (NA, parliament), the president of Guaidó.

Since Washington recognized Guaido as Venezuela's interim president in January, sanctions have also been imposed on a hundred people and entities related to Maduro's executive power, in addition to restricting the country's gold trade from Caribbean.

In the meantime, the International Conference for Democracy in Venezuela was meeting for the first time in Lima. On this occasion, the National Security Advisor of the White House and one of Washington's leading strategists on Venezuela, John Bolton and the United States, took the floor. Secretary of Commerce, Wilbur Ross.