US ramps up sanctions on Venezuela

The US White House has said it will use "every appropriate tool" to end the presidency of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro. It follows an order by President Trump to freeze all Venezuela's assets in the US. Sanctions have also been authorised on anyone who provides support for the Maduro government. We speak to the US State Department's Special Representative for Venezuela, Elliott Abrams.

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(Picture: Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro. Credit: AFP)