U.S. tells Venezuela oil sanctions will return in April if it doesn’t agree to free elections

The Biden administration sent a message to the Nicolás Maduro regime Wednesday night with a reminder that Venezuela has until the middle of next month to comply with the free-elections commitments it made last year in Barbados if it does not want to see the reestablishment of oil sanctions. The statement came in response to the refusal by Venezuela’s National Electoral Council, an entity tightly controlled by the regime, to close the registration for presidential candidates without allowing top opposition contender María Corina Machado or her proxy, university professor Corina Yoris, to run. “We remain united with the international community in calling upon Maduro to allow Venezuelans to participate in free and fair elections,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement. “As we have made clear, actions that run counter to the spirit and letter of the Barbados Agreement will have consequences.” By Antonio Maria Delgado.Full Text -> MiamiHerald

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