Pence announces new sanctions against Maduro

In the wake of the standoff that took a violent turn at the Colombia-Venezuela border on Saturday, Vice President Mike Pence traveled to Bogotá, Colombia to reaffirm the United States' support for Juan Guaidó, Venezuela's opposition head and the internationally recognized leader of the country, and announce new sanctions against President Nicolás Maduro and his officials.

Pence urged regional leaders to freeze the Venezuelan state oil company's assets and to transfer Maduro's assets to Guaidó. The vice president also announced an additional $56 million in humanitarian aid for Venezuelans.

Maduro has initiated a blockade against international aid, which the opposition has been trying to breach.

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Speaking before Guaidó and the Lima Group, a coalition of mostly Latin American countries, which does not recognize Maduro as the leader of Venezuela, Pence said that "the day is coming soon when Venezuela's long nightmare will end and Venezuela will once more be free."