U.S. sees Venezuela's Maduro 'sending signals' to Biden administration


FILE PHOTO: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gestures as he speaks during a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, December 8, 2020. REUTERS/Manaure Quintero/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been “sending signals” to the Biden administration, but Washington will not ease sanctions without concrete steps toward free elections, a senior White House official told Reuters on Monday.

The comments appeared aimed at dampening speculation President Joe Biden might start loosening the screws on Venezuela in response to Maduro’s agreement to allow the World Food Programme (WFP) to begin operating there and the release to house arrest of six former executives of U.S.-based Citgo in apparent goodwill gestures.

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