Venezuela
In Venezuela, following the unanimous approval of the reform of the hydrocarbons law by the National Assembly, Acting President Delcy Rodriguez stated that the law reaffirms sovereignty over the country's energy resources and allows for a true qualitative leap in transforming oil reserves into the largest reserves of happiness.
After the approval of the law, Delcy Rodriguez received a call from President Trump informing her of the lifting of the air restrictions against Venezuela, allowing the return of international commercial flights.
Cuba
Cuba described the new escalation by the United States against the island as a brutal act of aggression. President Trump signed an executive order allowing the imposition of tariffs on imports from all countries that sell or supply oil to Cuba.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez denounced that in order to justify the blockade, it relies on a long list of lies that seek to portray Cuba as a threat to the national security of the US, which it's not.
Ecuador
And in Ecuador, Luisa Gonzalez, former presidential candidate for the Citizen’s Revolution, has strongly denounced that the raid on her home and those of other leaders of the carried out by the Prosecutor's Office on Wednesday, within the framework of the Caja Chica case for alleged money laundering, constitutes a political persecution orchestrated by President Daniel Noboa to cover up corruption in his government, his alleged ties to drug trafficking, and scandals involving his family.
Luisa Gonzalez affirmed, quote, they want to eliminate the opposition and President Novoa seeks to be left without a political adversary, with the ultimate goal of outlawing the Citizen’s Revolution Party and thus eradicating the opposition.
