The Trump administration on Friday warned the government of Venezuelan President...
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during his visit to a vehicle production plant in Las Tejerias, Venezuela March 21, 2019. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS
“We will hold Maduro and his prison officials to account for their safety and well-being,” the U.S. State Department said in a statement, adding that the Citgo employees include five individuals with dual U.S. citizenship and one U.S. legal permanent resident. The State Department statement came a day after U.S. Republican Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn called on Maduro to release the six Citgo executives.
The Venezuelan government is battling over Citgo with a group led by opposition leader Juan Guaido, which has appointed its own board to run Citgo.
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