Venezuela’s Juan Guaidó appeals to EU for further Venezuela sanctions

In meetings with European leaders this week, Venezuela’s opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, has appealed to the EU for tighter sanctions against Venezuela, saying that “support [is needed] to pressure the dictatorship” in this time of “humanitarian crisis”. Mr Guaidó has specifically called for measures targeting gold mining and trading in Venezuela, said to be providing revenue for the Maduro regime …