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- The arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has reopened debate over whether the country's long-isolated economy could soon re-engage with global markets, but analysts caution that sanctions relief and recovery are far from guaranteed.
- Venezuela is among the world’s most heavily sanctioned countries, alongside Russia, Iran, Syria, North Korea and Cuba, a status that has severely restricted its access to international finance and trade. Andres Martinez-Fernandez, a senior policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for National Security, warned that lifting those sanctions now would be premature, saying Maduro’s removal has not yet translated into meaningful institutional change.
- 3 KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM TRUMP'S PUSH TO PUT US OIL FIRMS BACK IN VENEZUELA "It would be a mistake for any nation to remove sanctions on Venezuela at this moment," Martinez-Fernandez said, noting that "the remnants of the Maduro regime remain in control of key institutions in Venezuela and have not yet made commitments to a transition that would fully halt the threat posed to the United States and restore stability and democracy to Venezuela." "Maduro’s arrest opens up a path for sanctions to press the regime toward a necessary transition," he added, saying that "premature removal of this pressure would send the wrong message to Caracas." Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were both taken into U. S.
- custody following a sweeping predawn military operation.
