
“Venezuelan Opposition Against Sanctions” Launch Petition to Donald Trump
A group of Venezuelan opposition figures presented a petition to President Donald Trump on Thursday, urging an end to sanctions.
A group of Venezuelan opposition figures presented a petition to President Donald Trump on Thursday, urging an end to sanctions.
On March 18, 2025, the presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, held a telephone conversation that marks an important episode in the Ukrainian conflict. Both leaders agreed to a 30-day ceasefire, focused on protecting energy infrastructure and facilitating humanitarian advances, including a prisoner exchange that took place on March 19.
Workers from several Caracas universities gathered on Wednesday morning to demand fair wages and pensions from the Ministry of University Education.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio threatened Venezuela with “new, severe and escalating sanctions” on Tuesday, to force the country to accept deportation flights.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is facing a personal dilemma. He has repeatedly stated that sanctions are being overused, yet he defends their use to compel rival states to negotiate.
Jorge Rodríguez, the Venezuelan government’s delegate for dialogue with the United States, denounced on Monday the deportation of 238 Venezuelans to a “mega-prison” in El Salvador, as well as the use of the 1798 “Alien Enemies Act” against his co-nationals.
Roberto Enríquez, recently appointed as the executive secretary of the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), stated that his administration will be characterized by dialogue and the pursuit of consensus. In remarks made on the program Vladimir a la Carta, he also acknowledged the legitimacy of María Corina Machado within the opposition leadership, although he admitted that there are currently no communication channels with her.
Amid the war in Ukraine, the rapprochement between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, and the dispute over the Essequibo region, Venezuela and Russia finalized a strategic partnership agreement that combines anti-fascist rhetoric.
During his participation in the Economic Agenda of Román Lozinski on the Éxitos circuit, the partner-director of Ecoanalítica, Asdrúbal Oliveros, warned this Wednesday about the accelerated rise in inflation in Venezuela. According to Oliveros, inflation has shown a significant rebound in recent months, reversing the downward trend observed at the beginning of last year.
Venezuelan politician Omar Barboza announced his irrevocable resignation as executive secretary of the Democratic Unitary Platform after nearly three years in the role, citing the inability to forge unified agreements amid the “complex situation” facing Venezuela.