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Venezuela’s Acting President Says U.S. Unfreezing Sanctioned Funds
The U.S. is unfreezing Venezuelan funds to invest in hospital equipment amid improving relations and agreements including potential access to Venezuela's oil, officials said.
- The United States has begun unblocking Venezuelan funds frozen under sanctions, Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela's interim president, said Tuesday, enabling purchases of hospital equipment in the U.S. and abroad.
- Since January 3, 2026, agreements have been struck between Washington and Venezuela's interim regime, while last week the U.S. confirmed Laura F. Dogu as charge d'affaires, signaling a diplomatic shift.
- The government did not disclose the amount, noting Caracas has been under U.S. sanctions since 2019, while Maduro estimated in 2022 that funds blocked by sanctions amounted to about $30 billion.
- Observers say the move signals rapprochement as the U.S. unfreezes funds and grants access to Venezuela's oil resources, with Trump noting the U.S. is already taking a cut.
- The thaw occurs amid a fraught power struggle after Maduro's ouster on January 3, with Senator Marco Rubio warning Rodriguez she risks Maduro's fate and Rodriguez saying `Elections are not on the table`.
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Delcy Rodriguez claimed that the United States had begun to release "resources from Venezuela." The country had been targeted by international financial sanctions since 2019.
·Paris, France
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The president in charge of Venezuela said that the decision comes as a result of the recent diplomatic dialogues established with the government of Donald Trump
·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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The president in charge of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, announced Tuesday the release of assets of her country in the United States as a result of dialogues with the government of the U.S. president, Donald Trump, and reported the purchase, in the U.S. nation, of equipment for hospitals with these resources released.
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