"Pence announced today at the 73rd regular session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, NY, more than $48 million in additional humanitarian US assistance for Venezuelans affected by the man-made crisis in Venezuela," the release said.
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The statement comes after earlier in the day Washington announced a new wave of restrictions against Venezuela adding top government officials, as well as Cilia Adela Flores de Maduro — President Nicolas Maduro's wife, to the list of sanctioned individuals.
Venezuela has been struggling with the political and economic crisis caused by a decline in oil prices and, while the United States blocked its investors from buying Venezuelan debt and also prohibited dealing in Venezuelan digital currencies.