As the White House wrote in a statement, the decree means that funds from the sale of Venezuelan crude oil placed in US accounts cannot be the subject of claims by other persons, entities and states. These funds may not be transferred without the express consent of the U.S. Government.
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“The regulation confirms that the funds are sovereign property of Venezuela and are held by the United States for governmental and diplomatic purposes,” the statement said.
The regulation states that this step is necessary to pursue the US national interest, including stopping migration from Venezuela, and taking action against Iran and Hezbollah, with which the Nicolas Maduro regime cooperated.
Agreement with the regime
The regulation is part of the US agreement with the regime in Caracas, under which crude oil from Venezuela is to be sold by the US on world markets. According to President Trump's announcement, the money in this respect is to be spent to the benefit of both Venezuela and the USA. Venezuela is also to spend these funds only on purchasing goods from the United States.
The first tranche of the raw material includes 50 million barrels of oil worth approximately USD 3 billion. However, Donald Trump announced that this process would continue “indefinitely”.
Taking control of Venezuelan oil is to be, according to the vision of Donald Trump's administration, one of the means of putting pressure on the authorities in Caracas to implement the will of the US.
Meanwhile, Venezuelan authorities announced on Friday that they had started a diplomatic process aimed at restoring relations with the United States. According to the Spanish daily “ABC”, the acting president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, is seeking the opportunity to visit the White House.
The U.S. Department of State announced that American officials are examining the possibility of “gradually resuming” the operations of the embassy in Caracas.
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