US Allows Chevron to Restart Pumping Oil in Venezuela
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This policy reversal undermines efforts to pressure the Maduro regime and contradicts previous commitments to Venezuelan democracy. The move rewards an authoritarian government that has cracked down on dissent and committed electoral fraud, potentially weakening the position of Venezuela's democratic opposition while providing economic relief to the sanctioned regime.