The United States has started unblocking Venezuelan funds that were frozen under sanctions, the South American country's interim president said Tuesday in the latest sign of rapprochement between long-term foes.
Caracas has been under US sanctions, including an oil embargo, since 2019, following Nicolas Maduro's first disputed claim to reelection the previous year.
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