UNITED NATIONS (AN) — Britain's ambassador to the United Nations linked Venezuela's gold holdings in the Bank of England to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's grip on power — and his possible undoing.
Ambassador Karen Pierce told the U.N. Security Council at New York, in a letter made public on Wednesday, that the United Kingdom recognized Venezuela's National Assembly President Juan Guaidó as interim president of Venezuela until credible, free and fair elections can be held.