国际英语资讯:Bolton threatens sanctions against foreign financial institutions helping Maduro govt
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 6-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Adviser">Adviser</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Bolton">Bolton</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="Venezuelan">Venezuelan</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Nicolas">Nicolas</span> <span word="Maduro">Maduro</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="facilitating">facilitating</span> <span word="illegitimate">illegitimate</span> <span word="transactions">transactions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="Nicolas">Nicolas</span> <span word="Maduro">Maduro</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="corrupt">corrupt</span> <span word="network">network</span>," <span word="Bolton">Bolton</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="FOX">FOX</span> <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="Network">Network</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="Bolton">Bolton</span> <span word="disclosed">disclosed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span>, <span word="new">new</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tighten">tighten</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="grip">grip</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Maduro">Maduro</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="wherewithal">wherewithal</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deny">deny</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="regime">regime</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="power">power</span>."</p><p><span word="Also">Also</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Representative">Representative</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span> <span word="Elliott">Elliott</span> <span word="Abrams">Abrams</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="secondary">secondary</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="entities">entities</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Maduro">Maduro</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="pursuing">pursuing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="isolation">isolation</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Venezuelan">Venezuelan</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Juan">Juan</span> <span word="Guaido">Guaido</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="Guaido">Guaido</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span>'<span word="s">s</span> "<span word="interim">interim</span> <span word="president">president</span>" <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 23, <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Maduro">Maduro</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="inaugurated">inaugurated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Venezuelan">Venezuelan</span> <span word="president">president</span>.</p><p><span word="Maduro">Maduro</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span>, <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p>
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