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You Vote: Should Biden engage the authoritarian regimes in Cuba, Venezuela?

Biden administration drew bipartisan backlash for rolling back sanctions on both countries.

Published: May 17, 2022 4:35pm

Updated: May 19, 2022 1:36pm

The Biden administration on Monday lifted several Trump-era restrictions on Cuba, saying the removal of certain sanctions would help the Cuban people.

The next day, administration officials said they were preparing to ease sanction on Venezuela to encourage peaceful negotiations between the regime of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and the opposition.

Both decisions drew bipartisan backlash this week, with lawmakers and activists decrying the new measures as concessions that will embolden left-wing, authoritarian governments.

What do you think? Is the administration only encouraging further oppression by showing weakness, or is engagement the way to help the oppressed peoples of Cuba and Venezuela and potentially soften the regimes' hostility? Here's your chance to weigh in:

Should the Biden administration lift certain, narrow sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela or adopt a hardline posture toward both countries?

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