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Jesus Acosta, 12, who needs a bone marrow transplant, is among the unintended victims of the Venezuelan humanitarian crisis and U.S. sanctions. (Associated Press/File)

Severely ill children left in limbo by Venezuela-US crisis

By JOSEPH WILSON and LUIS ALONSO LUGO - Associated Press

Government supporters flash heart-hand signals during the &quot;Hands off Venezuela&quot; concert at the Tienditas International Bridge, in Venezuela on the border with Colombia, Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. Venezuela's power struggle is set to convert into a battle of the bands Friday when musicians demanding Nicolas Maduro allow in humanitarian aid and those supporting the embattled leader's refusal sing in rival concerts being held at both sides of a border bridge where tons of donated food and medicine are being stored. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

The Latest: Pompeo urges Venezuelan troops to let aid in

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Policemen stand guard during a concert at Tienditas International Bridge, in Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, on the border with Colomcia. Venezuela's power struggle is set to convert into a battle of the bands Friday when musicians demanding Nicolas Maduro allow in humanitarian aid and those supporting the embattled leader's refusal sing in rival concerts being held at both sides of a border bridge where tons of donated food and medicine are being stored. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

National Guard fires tear gas amid Venezuela border tension

By Christine Armario and Luis Andres Henao - Associated Press

This photo combo of file photos shows opposition leader and self-proclaimed interim president of Venezuela Juan Guaido, left, on Feb. 8, 2019 and Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, on Feb. 7, 2019, both in Caracas, Venezuela. Dueling concerts will literally set the stage for a showdown on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, between Venezuela’s government and an opposition vowing to draw masses of people to push humanitarian aid into Venezuela despite Maduro's objections. (AP Photos/Ariana Cubillos)

1 killed, 12 injured amid aid standoff in Venezuela

By Christine Armario and Luis Andres Henao - Associated Press

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro pumps his fist during a pro-government demonstration in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019. Venezuela's opposition is calling supporters into the streets across the country in a campaign to break the military's support of President Nicolas Maduro. The demonstrations come after more than a month of pressure led by opposition lawmaker Juan Guaido, while Maduro remains firmly in power and at the military's helm. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ** FILE **

Bernie Sanders’ balk at calling socialist Maduro ‘dictator’ angers Florida Democrats

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

In this Monday, Feb. 18, 2019 photo, President Donald Trump speaks to a Venezuelan American community at Florida Ocean Bank Convocation Center at Florida International University in Miami, Fla., to speak out against President Nicolas Maduro's government and its socialist policies. The Trump administration is accusing Maduro of starving Venezuelans by blocking several tons of American-supplied humanitarian aid stored next door in Colombia. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Moscow accuses U.S. of sending weapons to opposition forces in Venzuela

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Youths wearing white T-shirts and Venezuelan flags hike through an unmarked trail between high bushes to sneak into Colombia, for the &quot;Venezuela Aid Live&quot; concert on the Colombian side of the border, in Palotal, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. Venezuela's power struggle is set to become a battle of the bands Friday when musicians demanding President Nicolas Maduro allow in humanitarian aid and those supporting his refusal sing in rival concerts being held at both sides of a border bridge where tons of donated food and medicine are stored.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

The Latest: Venezuela partially closes Colombian border

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Pence to deliver speech on Venezuela in Colombia on Monday

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In this Feb. 1, 2019 photo, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a news conference at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

UN chief discusses Yemen, Venezuela with Pompeo

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In this Feb. 19. 2019 photo, people fill forms to joint to the group of volunteers that will help to introduce humanitarian aid into Venezuela, during a meeting to recruit volunteers, at a square in Caracas, Venezuela. The opposition expects to mobilize on Saturday. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Brigade of volunteers vow to bring aid to Venezuela’s needy

By FABIOLA SANCHEZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2019 file photo, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during an interview at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela. Maduro said Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, that 300 metric tons of high-cost medicines and aid was on its way from Russia.“We’re not beggars,” said Maduro. He insisted that Venezuela would pay for the aid and that it was coordinated with the support of United Nations’ agencies. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

The Latest: US envoy Elliott Abrams is heading to Colombia

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CORRECTS SPELLING OF GUAIDO - Venezuela's self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido walks into the crowd after he addressed transportation workers during a demonstration of support for him in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019. Venezuela is gripped by a historic political and economic crisis despite having the world’s largest proven oil reserves. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela’s Maduro closes Brazil border to block aid entry

By SCOTT SMITH and JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2018 file photo, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin greet each other outside the Novo-Ogaryovo residence in Moscow, Russia. Russia is an ally of the Venezuelan president, who is under challenge from opposition leader Juan Guaido in a resurgence of the country’s political crisis after declaring presidential authority and vowing to oust the socialist leader. (Maxim Shemetov/Pool Photo via AP File)

Aid wars: US-Russia vie to ease Venezuelan crisis

By JOSHUA GOODMAN and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

Venezuela seeks UN support against ‘military aggression’

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A curtain hangs in the doorway of what was the bedroom of Jhonny Godoy in La Vega slum of Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. According to his family, two days after proclaiming his opposition to President Nicolas Maduro on Twitter, rifle-wielding special police agents wearing black masks stormed into their home, pulled him outside and shot the 29-year-old to death. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Deadly crackdown stokes fear among protesters in Venezuela

By FABIOLA SANCHEZ - Associated Press

USAID humanitarian aid is stored at a warehouse next to the Tienditas International Bridge on the outskirts of Cucuta, Colombia, on the border with Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. The U.S. military airlifted tons of humanitarian aid as part of an effort meant to undermine socialist President Nicolas Maduro and back his rival for the leadership of the South American nation. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Venezuela shuts sea, air links to Dutch islands amid turmoil

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Save Venezuela Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

The U.S. must help Juan Guaido take control of the Venezuela

By John Londregan

Venezuelan Bolivarian Guardsmen stand guard at the Tienditas International Bridge that links Colombia and Venezuela, near Urena, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 8, 2019. As humanitarian aid kits were being packed into individual white bags in the city of Cucuta, just across the river from Venezuela, U.S. officials and Venezuelan opposition leaders appealed to the military to the let the aid through. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

AP Explains: Venezuela opposition’s fight to win over troops

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO and FABIOLA SANCHEZ - Associated Press

Workers build the stage for an upcoming concert coined: &quot;Concert for the freedom of Venezuela&quot; on the Colombian side of the Tienditas International Bridge on the outskirts of Cucuta, Colombia, on the border with Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. Billionaire Richard Branson is organizing the concert on Feb. 22 featuring Spanish-French singer Manu Chao, Mexican band Mana, Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz and Dominican artist Juan Luis Guerra. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

A look at rival Branson vs Maduro concerts for Venezuela

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO - Associated Press

This photo combo shows Citgo executive Tomeu Vadell at his home in Lake Charles, Louisiana in July 2015, left, and three and a half years later while in confinement in a Venezuelan jail in January 2019. Vadell’s family says he’s lost more than 60 pounds due to malnutrition since he and five other Citgo employees were arrested, for alleged embezzlement and treason, during a meeting at Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA the weekend before Thanksgiving in 2017. The photo at left was provided by Tomeu's daughter Cristina, and the photo at right was obtained by The Associated Press. (Cristina Vadell via AP, left, and AP photo, right)

Jailed Citgo executives in limbo amid Venezuela turmoil

By JOSHUA GOODMAN and JOHN L. MONE - Associated Press