Sanctions Don’t Help the Venezuelan People
NOVANEWS
The endless string of sanctions imposed on Venezuela first by the US and later by the EU and Canada has irreversible consequences.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaking at a rally. (Archive)
By Guadalupe de la Torre
The financial blockade imposed on the Latin American nation is achieving its principal objective: to isolate Venezuela. However, the sanctions are also gradually creating open wounds within Venezuelan society. Wounds that are increasingly deeper that can’t be repaired so easily.
Although the administration of Donald Trump wants us to believe that these measures are the best option for the Venezuelan people, reality proves the contrary. Economic sanctions do nothing other than endanger those who have the least in society.
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