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A pedestrian walks near a poster asking for the freedom of Colombian businessman and Venezuelan special envoy Alex Saab, in Caracas, Venezuela
VENEZUELA has suspended talks with the opposition in Mexico City, accusing the United States of “kidnapping” its diplomat Alex Saab from the west African archipelago of Cape Verde.
Vice-President for Communication, Culture and Tourism Alfred Nazareth slammed Saturday’s extradition, claiming that it was against the law and could be classed as kidnapping.
“The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela denounces the kidnapping of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab by the government of the United States in complicity with Cape Verdean authorities,” he said.
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
US baseless accusations of drug trafficking and the outrageous putting of a bounty on a president of a sovereign country do not bode well, reports PABLO MERIGUET