The statement by President Obama that Venezuela represents an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to US “national security” represents an important escalation in imperialist meddling against the Bolivarian revolution. We publish here a statement by Class Struggle, the Marxist tendency in Venezuela, on these latest developments.

President Obama has declared that “the situation in Venezuela” poses an “unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States”. This is the latest measure of US imperialist meddling in the internal affairs of a sovereign nation like Venezuela and as such is strongly condemned by the Hands off Venezuela campaign.

Despite all the concessions imposed on Greece by the troika, the February 20th agreement with the Eurogroup has produced very little of any substance and is already starting to unravel. The deep crisis of Greek capitalism, combined with the stubbornness of the troika in humiliating the Greek government, leaves almost no room for manoeuvre.