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Leopoldo López: “Before five months ago, it was China, it was Russia, it was…”

Featuring: Leopoldo López, Voluntad Popular | Former Mayor of Chacao Municipality, National Coordinator of Voluntad Popular | International

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Venezuela's future post-Maduro and more with Rep. Craig Goldman and Leopoldo López - Sedona Forum

Published | Video Starts at 05:36

Do you have a sense for who's staying laser focused on the Venezuela portfolio at this point? Well, I'm sure that the State Department is laser … Before five months ago, it was China, it was Russia, it was Iran, it was Cuba that were there [in Venezuela]. … and there has been laws that have been approved in order to promote investments, particularly in the energy sector. So there is a lot of presence of the US Government in Venezuela. (05:36–05:59)

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Asserts that China, Russia, Iran, and Cuba had influence in Venezuela until five months ago.

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