Venezuelan President furious against US sanctions

"The most aggressive stage, unfair and harmful taken by the United States against Venezuela"

The bad blood between Nicolas Maduro, president of Venezuela, and American Barack Obama. Maduro reacted violently to the decree signed yesterday by Washington, which classifies Venezuela as a threat to the United States. The decree calls for a freeze on financial assets for Venezuelan officials accused of violations of human rights. The seven senior officials punished were involved in the violent suppression of protests against President Maduro between February and May 2014, which had killed 43 people.

"Today, President Barack Obama has taken the most aggressive stage, unfair and harmful taken by the US against Venezuela, land of Bolivar," said Nicolas Maduro.

Furious, Nicolas Maduro recalled its highest representative in the United States. And appointed to the post of Minister of Interior one of sanctioned individuals.

Between Caracas and Washington, relations are very bad for several months. And in his country, President Maduro is increasingly challenged, particularly because of the economic crisis: Venezuela, which has the largest oil reserves in the world suffers from crude prices fall.