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The Venezuelan government has condemned the latest round of U.S. sanctions, calling them a "crime of aggression" and accusing Washington of continuing its economic warfare against the South American nation. In a strong statement issued on [current date], the administration of President Nicolás Maduro expressed outrage over what it described as a violation of Venezuela's sovereignty and international law.

The sanctions, which were recently expanded to target several key sectors of Venezuela's economy, including its oil industry, are part of an ongoing U.S. pressure campaign aimed at isolating the Maduro regime. U.S. officials maintain that the sanctions are intended to push for free and fair elections in Venezuela, where the opposition has long accused the Maduro government of rigging the democratic process.