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THE government “clearly and unequivocally” recognises former opposition leader Juan Guaido as president of Venezuela, lawyers representing Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told the Supreme Court today.
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) intervened in a long-running case concerning about $2 billion (£1.45bn) of assets belonging to the Venezuelan central bank.
Two “rival” boards of Banco Central de Venezuela (BCV) — one appointed by elected Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and another appointed by the US-backed pretender — are battling to secure the release of over $1bn (£800 million) of gold bullion held in the vaults of the Bank of England.
International solidarity can ensure that Trump and his machine cannot prevail without a level of political and economic cost that he will not want to pay, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
The global left must be unwavering in it is support for Venezuela as Washington increases its aggression, and clear-eyed about the West’s cynical motives for targeting it, says CLAUDIA WEBBE