The Biden administration on Tuesday took a step toward easing sanctions against Venezuela’s socialist government — just one day after lifting financial, travel and migration rules for Cuba.The US will allow Chevron to discuss future work with state-owned Venezuelan oil company PDVSA and lift sanctions against Carlos Malpica-Flores, a former PDVSA executive and relative of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro.Biden administration officials said on a White House-organized call that the changes are relatively minor and were made at the request of Venezuelan opposition leaders who comprise a shadow government that is in talks with Maduro.
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