国际英语资讯:Trump signs executive order imposing new sanctions on Venezuela
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 25-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="imposing">imposing</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="prohibit">prohibit</span> <span word="dealings">dealings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="equity">equity</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="prohibits">prohibits</span> <span word="dealings">dealings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="bonds">bonds</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Venezuelan">Venezuelan</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="dividend">dividend</span> <span word="payments">payments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span>," <span word="it">it</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="primarily">primarily</span> <span word="targeting">targeting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Venezuelan">Venezuelan</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Treasury">Treasury</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="issuing">issuing</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="licenses">licenses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="transactions">transactions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="prohibited">prohibited</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="order">order</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Venezuelan">Venezuelan</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="refiners">refiners</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="slapped">slapped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Constituent">Constituent</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span> (<span word="ANC">ANC</span>) <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="July">July</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 9, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Treasury">Treasury</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="Venezuelan">Venezuelan</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="ANC">ANC</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="blacklisted">blacklisted</span> <span word="Venezuelan">Venezuelan</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Nicolas">Nicolas</span> <span word="Maduro">Maduro</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 31, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ANC">ANC</span>.</p><p><span word="Venezuelan">Venezuelan</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Nicolas">Nicolas</span> <span word="Maduro">Maduro</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span>.</p>
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