Venezuela oil exports rise after Maduro capture
Venezuela is exporting more oil five months after the U.S. captured President Nicolas Maduro. Roxanna Vigil of the Council on Foreign Relations is analyzing where the revenue is going.
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Venezuela is exporting more oil five months after the U.S. captured President Nicolas Maduro. Roxanna Vigil of the Council on Foreign Relations is analyzing where the revenue is going.
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