Maduro responds to US sanctions： immoral and illegal, and will sue.

　　[Global Network Reporter Zhao Yanlong] On Monday (28th) local time, the United States announced sanctions against Venezuelan state-owned oil companies, and CNN said on 28th that this brought the most significant financial pressure to the troubled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Moros. In this regard, Maduro subsequently criticized that the US move was "immoral and illegal".

　　On Monday afternoon local time, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and National Security Advisor John Bolton announced in the White House press room that they were interested in the parent company of Citgo Oil Company — — Sanctions imposed by Petroleos de Venezuela,PdVSA). Bolton said that this measure will freeze the company’s assets of about 7 billion US dollars, and will lead to its asset loss of more than 11 billion US dollars in the coming year.

　　The Associated Press said on the 28th that a few hours after the White House announced the sanctions, Maduro attacked it on national television, saying that the actions of the United States were "immoral and illegal". And directly shouted to US President Donald Trump, "Don’t interfere in Venezuela!"

　　Sputnik news agency & radio reported that Maduro also accused the United States of "trying to steal Citgo from us" and said that he would take measures to protect government property in the next few hours, including filing a lawsuit in a US court.