Venezuela

Russia has used the occupied port of Sevastopol to load and export 27,000 tons of stolen Ukrainian grain to Venezuela, indicating its attempt to legalize trade with the occupied territories.

The EU does not have an agreed position on whether or not to recognize Vladimir Putin as the legitimate president of Russia, but all 27 member states have recognized that the elections in Russia were not transparent.

The United States has imposed new sanctions on Iranian companies, individuals, and ships involved in the covert supply of drones to Russia for its war in Ukraine and support of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

In the 2 years since the Russian invasion, the US program "Unite for Ukraine" has resettled 187,000 Ukrainians to the US with relative efficiency and little difficulty.

The world's oldest man, Juan Vicente Perez Mora from Venezuela, has died at the age of 114, having survived two world wars and the Covid-19 pandemic.

Colombia expelled Argentine diplomats after Argentine President Javier Milei repeatedly insulted Colombian President Gustavo Petro, calling him a "murderer, terrorist and communist. "

Boris Johnson holds a secret meeting with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas to discuss the war in Ukraine.

The White House is preparing to sign an executive order that would prohibit data brokers and other companies from selling U. S. data to organizations in hostile foreign countries such as China and Russia.

A gold mine collapse in the Venezuelan state of Bolivar on February 20 killed 14 people and injured 11 others, and the death toll is expected to reach 30 as rescue efforts continue.

Juan Gonzalez, Biden's top Latin American adviser, resigns, which could complicate US efforts to negotiate democratic reforms in Venezuela in exchange for sanctions relief.

In 2023, Ukraine was ranked 104th out of 180 countries in the Global Corruption Perceptions Index, improving its position by 3 points and receiving 36 points out of 100. Over the past 10 years since the Revolution of Dignity, Ukraine has added 11 points, the largest increase among the current EU candidate countries.