Venezuela's interim president under EU, UK sanctions

Politico stated this in an article, according to Ukrinform.

Rodriguez is subject to restrictive measures under the EU sanctions regime against Venezuela. These include an asset freeze and a ban on entry into EU countries. Her name has been on the bloc's sanctions list since June 2018.

The outlet contacted the European Commission to ask whether the possibility of removing Rodriguez from the sanctions list is being considered in light of changed circumstances, but no response has been received so far.

According to Sky News, Rodriguez has also been under UK sanctions since 2020 and remains on the relevant list.

The reason given for imposing restrictions on Rodriguez is reasonable grounds to suspect that her actions as part of the Presidential Commission, and later as head of the Constituent Assembly, undermined democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela. In particular, this refers to the usurpation of the powers of the National Assembly, persecution of the opposition, and obstruction of its participation in the political process.

At the same time, Nicolas Maduro does not appear on the UK sanctions list.

On Monday, January 5, Rodriguez was sworn in as acting interim president of Venezuela. Following this, her government moved swiftly to assert control. In particular, media reports say the authorities deployed armed security forces and pro-government motorcycle groups in Caracas to patrol the streets. There were also reports of the detention of several journalists and explosions near the presidential palace. According to one official, these were shots fired by security forces at unauthorized drones.

As Ukrinform previously reported, Trump said earlier that the United States could carry out another military operation in Venezuela if the country's leadership fails to meet US demands.

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